Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for organic brain syndrome, finding that there was no evidence of a pre-existing disability or aggravation during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's degenerative joint disease of the left hip is likely to have had its onset during his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the veteran does not have post-traumatic stress disorder and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The VA treatment from 1985 to 1987 did not result in any additional disability or hasten the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative residuals of left hydrocele do not warrant a compensable disability rating, but he is entitled to special monthly compensation for anatomical loss of a creative organ.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of his claims file.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder as secondary to his service-connected residuals of perforating gunshot wound, right thoracic cavity with retained foreign body and denied his claim for an increased rating for that condition. The VA found no competent evidence showing a relationship between the service-connected condition and any current cardiovascular disorder.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected chronic sacroiliac strain warrants a 40 percent rating, which is the highest schedular evaluation available under the current criteria.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected cold injury conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 1, 1997 for service connection of post-operative spinal stenosis. The decision also addressed whether the veteran received notice of a June 10, 1994 rating decision regarding his claim to reopen service connection for back disability.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing umbilical hernia did not increase in severity during service and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability, including incontinence and an abnormal prostate condition, allegedly due to VA-provided radical retropubic prostatectomy performed in October 1997.