Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral blindness and an increased evaluation for Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome with right upper quadrant pain, finding no evidence of a nexus to service.

The Board denied service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda as a result of herbicide exposure in Vietnam, and denied an increased rating for PTSD. The evidence did not support the veteran's claim that his current condition was related to his military service.

The veteran does not have residuals of any head injury that was incurred or aggravated by service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his right chest shell fragment wound (SFW) residuals including pneumothorax residuals, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The VA determined that the veteran's torticollis disability does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for more severe ratings under relevant diagnostic codes.

The Board has granted service connection for gouty arthritis of the right ankle.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected ganglionectomy of the right hand, finding that symptoms were not more than a 10 percent disability. The claim for convalescence benefits related to surgery in June 2002 was also denied as it involved nonservice-connected disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for duodenal ulcer and hernia, finding no current diagnosed disability and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between any such disabilities and military service.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of left fifth finger injury status post flexion contracture do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there is no evidence of ankylosis or limitation of motion that would justify such a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left knee disorders, finding that the current 10 percent evaluations adequately reflect the severity of these conditions.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for esophagitis, gastrointestinal disorder, or throat disorder due to toxic gas exposure during active duty for training.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as moot because the appellant's claim of being recognized as the veteran's spouse for VA purposes has been resolved in her favor without further action by the Board.

The VA determined that the veteran's left varicocele residuals do not meet the criteria for a higher rating than the current 10 percent assigned.

The veteran's request to waive an overpayment of non-service connected pension benefits was not timely filed, as it was submitted more than 180 days after the notice of indebtedness was sent. The Board found that this constituted a violation of VA regulations and denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected residuals of right acromioclavicular separation with traumatic arthritis and limitation of motion, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board found no evidence of a right thumb injury during service and insufficient post-service medical evidence to link any current disability to service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury and rash of the lower extremity, finding that there is no evidence to support these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's corpus of estate precluded her from receiving VA improved pension benefits, and thus terminated her benefits effective February 1, 1994.

The Board found that there is no current evidence of a disability related to the in-service groin injury, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of cerebrovascular accident are related to his service-connected skull fracture, and thus grants the claim.