Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for pelvic inflammatory disease, status post laparoscopy. The veteran's left hip disability and gastrointestinal disability claims are pending.

The Board found that the veteran's left arm disability existed before service and was not aggravated by active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's gunshot wound of the abdomen preexisted service and was not aggravated during service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected back disability, effective March 8, 1999.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for cause of death.

The veteran's service-connected genitourinary system impairment secondary to undiagnosed illness is rated at 40 percent, the highest available rating under Diagnostic Code 7512 for urinary frequency.

The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of an inservice head injury and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining service medical records and conducting VA examinations to clarify the nature of his psychiatric conditions.

The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, and the Board has dismissed the case as a result.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development of his claim, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran seeks an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for service-connected bronchiectasis. The RO must obtain the veteran's VA treatment records from January 2005 to the present and provide him with a current VA examination to determine the extent of his service-connected bronchiectasis.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, as the commencing date of his award was determined to be March 25, 2002, which is after the period of enrollment prior to March 25, 2001.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current diagnoses of lymphocytic lymphoma and leukemia to his military service, including exposure to non-ionizing radiation. As a result, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for loss of teeth numbers 7 through 10 due to dental trauma, finding that there was no evidence of in-service trauma and that his current condition did not meet the criteria for direct service connection.

The veteran's application for VA health care benefits was denied as he did not meet the eligibility criteria for enrollment in Priority Group 8, despite his financial information indicating above the means test threshold and HUD geographic index.

The Board denied the veteran's son's request for special apportionment of his father's VA benefits, finding that it would cause undue financial hardship to the veteran.

The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for an incisional hernia based on VA treatment received in October 1994. The Board has requested further development and remanded the case to determine if the hernia was caused by carelessness, negligence, or error in judgment from VA's actions.

The Board dismissed the appellant's appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as she did not timely perfect her appeal after receiving a statement of the case.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Bell's palsy, compensation for tooth #8, and VA outpatient dental treatment. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to military service.

The Board finds that the veteran was exposed to mustard gas and other toxic agents in service, which likely caused his current skin disorder. By extending the benefit of doubt, the Board grants service connection for the veteran's poikiloderma.