Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of a gastrectomy with peptic ulcer disease do not warrant an increased evaluation beyond the current 20 percent rating.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and readjudicating the issues on appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a mediastinal mass (thymoma), claimed as due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that there is no competent medical evidence of current disability and thus denying the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have multiple joint arthritis incurred in or aggravated by active service and it is not secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board found no evidence of worsening of the veteran's pre-existing bilateral pterygium during service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection of an abdominal disorder and determined that it is related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a fracture of the right foot and related issues, finding no evidence of such injury in service or any nexus to service. The veteran's claims for higher ratings on his right fifth metacarpal disability were also denied.

The Board found that the veteran's back injuries are not related to his active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin condition of the face and neck, including as secondary to an undiagnosed illness. The VA examiner diagnosed the veteran with poikilodermatous changes but concluded that there was no causal relationship between her current condition and service.

The veteran's tendonitis of the posterior tibialis of the left foot was not productive of more than slight limitation of ankle motion, nor was it manifested by more than overall mild functional impairment of the foot. The RO denied her claim for an initial compensable rating from June 21, 1996 through August 17, 1997; and to a rating in excess of 10 percent thereafter.

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date of January 4, 2001, for the assignment of a 20 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) determined that the appellant's spouse did not have verified active military service with the U.S. Armed Forces, and therefore denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits.

The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of malaria or residuals from a left arm injury. The veteran's degenerative arthritis and spinal cord injury are not shown to have started during service or within the years following service, and are not linked to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, cancer of the stomach, was not service-connected and denied the claim.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right mandible with paresthesia in the mandibular division of the fifth cranial nerve, effective January 20, 2004.

The Board has vacated the denial of service connection for sinusitis and remanded the case to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation for impotency, secondary to medication prescribed by a VA medical facility, as it was not determined that there was any proximate cause of the condition due to VA treatment.

The Board determined that the appellant does not have recognized service in the United States Armed Forces and therefore is not eligible for VA benefits.

The VA reduced the veteran's improved disability pension effective December 1, 1999 due to his spouse's SSA benefits and his own wages from VA employment. The reduction was based on countable annualized income.

The Board found that the veteran's mental disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service and denied his claim.