Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have mycosis fungoides and denied service connection for it.

The veteran's right foot shell fragment wound scar residuals are granted a separate 10 percent evaluation. The veteran's scabies residuals remain denied.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for residuals of gunshot wound to the abdomen was denied.,The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for venous insufficiency of the right leg was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's gouty arthritis of the right foot does not warrant a higher initial rating than 20 percent.

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is dismissed as moot due to a full grant of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board granted a 60 percent evaluation for Crohn's Disease, the highest available under the rating schedule.

The veteran's calluses of the feet have been granted increased initial ratings of 20 percent each, effective from January 1995.

Your current rating for the residuals of your right Achilles tendon injury is 20 percent, effective December 15, 2004. This reflects a moderate limitation of motion.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected pruritis ani was granted, with a rating of 30 percent effective October 26, 2000.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic prostate disability related to active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the claim as new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen a previously denied claim regarding the appellant's character of discharge from military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that his paralysis of the left diaphragm was not caused by or the result of VA treatment.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to determine his eligibility for VA medical care and whether he qualifies as catastrophically disabled.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current progressive neuromuscular disorder is service-connected, as there is credible and competent evidence of a current disability, a disease during service, and a nexus between the two.

The veteran's application for enrollment in VA healthcare was denied due to not having a service-connected disability and his annual income exceeding the threshold, as well as submitting the application after January 17, 2003.

The veteran's service-connected right foot disabilities were found to be productive of no more than moderately severe impairment, warranting a 30 percent evaluation for the period prior to October 15, 2003. For the period commencing October 15, 2003, the disability was manifested by pain and limitation of motion, warranting a 30 percent evaluation.

The VA determined that the veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected conditions or exposure to herbicides, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's residuals of a fracture of the third toe of the right foot were found to be asymptomatic from December 27, 1993 to February 20, 1995 and thus did not meet the criteria for an initial compensable rating.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for all of his missing teeth, except for a few specific teeth. The issue of residuals of malnutrition is still pending as new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen this claim.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral macular disturbance with chorioretinitis from June 1, 2001 to March 6, 2003.