Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's pre-existing right knee condition, characterized as chondromalacia patella, which was aggravated during his active duty.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a left tibia fracture were initially rated at 10 percent, effective October 4, 1996. The RO increased the rating to 20 percent effective August 21, 2004.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cardiovascular disability manifested by chest pains is not related to his active duty service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of his service-connected shell fragment wound to the left mid-scapula was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show any more than slight muscle disability resulting from the injury, and thus no higher rating could be assigned.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disability involving a ruptured right eardrum or its residuals, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's enuresis was not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claim.

The VA denied a request for an increased rating for the veteran's right thigh injury, currently rated at 20 percent. The condition is characterized by pain and limited range of motion in the hip.

The VA granted service connection for vaginitis and assigned a noncompensable evaluation, effective from the day following her separation from service (February 1, 2000).

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess his service-connected right clavicle disability and chest pain.

The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise, and concludes that service connection for prostatitis may be granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not timely perfect an appeal of the May 2001 rating decision which denied service connection for a respiratory disorder and anemia, both claimed as being due to an undiagnosed illness. As such, the Board does not have appellate jurisdiction over this claim.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a GSW and SFW to the right upper arm with retained foreign bodies are currently rated at 30 percent, but his claim for an increased rating was denied. The RO also denied service connection for arthritis in the right arm/elbow as it did not meet the criteria for presumptive or secondary service connection.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for onychomycosis, finding that no entitlement to such a date exists as a matter of law.

The Board has determined that the appellant's spouse served with the Army Transportation Corps from June 1946 to December 1946, and as such, does not meet the legal criteria for non-service-connected death pension benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of a nervous disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been received.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for improved death pension benefits due to her excessive income, which exceeded the maximum annual income limitation.

The appellant's claim for accrued benefits is denied as he does not meet the legal requirements to receive such benefits.

The veteran died of breast cancer, but the service connection for this condition is denied as there was no evidence that it was incurred in or aggravated by her military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for improved death pension benefits from April 1, 1990 due to her annual countable income exceeding the limit.

The Board found that the veteran's diagnosed Crohn's disease is not related to his service, including his service in the Persian Gulf War.