Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left testicular atrophy and denied special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has determined that recovery of the overpayment in the calculated amount of $480.40 was not against the principles of equity and good conscience, thus granting the waiver.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic acquired gastrointestinal disorder linked to his service and denied his claim.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his residual scar from a shrapnel wound to the left leg, finding that there were no significant residuals resulting from the injury.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the veteran's left leg DVT residuals rating from 40% to 20% was proper based on the evidence showing no actual improvement in his condition.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion regarding the service connection claims. The veteran's respiratory disorder and skin disorder are still under consideration.

The Board found that the cause of death, metastatic squamous cell cancer of the tonsil, was not caused or contributed to by any condition incurred in service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a lung disability was remanded due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinion evidence.

The VA determined that the veteran's bilateral essential hand tremors are not related to his service-connected arthritis of the lumbar spine and both sacroiliacs with sciatic neuritis, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for palsy-like tremors. The case is remanded to determine if there is a likelihood of service connection for third degree burns.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for his varicose veins and TDIU based on service-connected disability. The veteran's condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under current VA guidelines.

The VA denied a compensable rating for the veteran's service-connected right leg fracture, finding no residuals related to this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for a dorsal bony prominence or ridge on the navicular/medial cuneiform joint with some joint space narrowing and irregularity in the right foot. Service connection is denied for lung disorder, diving injury residuals, and aggressive training injury residuals.

The Board denied an apportionment of the veteran's VA benefits to J.M. on behalf of his two children, finding that the veteran reasonably discharges his responsibility for child support and J.M. has not demonstrated hardship.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected left knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating than the current 20 percent assigned.

The Board found that the RO committed clear and unmistakable error in failing to assign a higher evaluation for the veteran's right leg shell fragment wound residuals, which were rated as 10 percent disabling. The left leg shell fragment wound residuals were also rated as noncompensable.

The Board has granted service connection for aortic valve disease and will now consider the veteran's claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability in light of this additional service-connected disability.

The veteran is seeking service connection for cold injury residuals to his hands and feet. The Board has determined that additional development, including a VA examination, is needed before the claim can be adjudicated.

The VA determined that the veteran's sacroiliac strain does not warrant a rating higher than 40 percent.

The VA denied service connection for a sinus disability, finding no evidence of such during active service and concluding that the condition is not related to service.