Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of trauma to the left eye with retinal detachment and cataract, currently evaluated at 30 percent.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a pulmonary disorder and a skin disorder, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any presumptive exposure to herbicides.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a mouth injury and residuals of head or ear injuries, finding no evidence linking these disabilities to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of September 15, 1999 for his TDIU award. The decision concluded that there was no evidence showing the legal requirements for a TDIU were met at any point during the one-year preceding the September 15, 1999 date of claim.

The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing and further development, including scheduling another VA examination. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the new evidence provided.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a leg disability, finding that there is no current diagnosis linking his claimed condition to his period of service or any service-connected disability.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left knee disabilities were denied due to his failure to report for a scheduled VA medical examination.

The veteran's service-connected skin condition caused damage to his clothes, warranting an annual clothing allowance for the year 2001.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and further development is needed, including obtaining worker's compensation records related to a 1974 injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by active duty service and could not be presumed to be related due to lack of evidence showing manifestation within one year of herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for post-operative residuals of a left tibial fracture, finding that his symptoms did not warrant such an increase.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his service-connected atrophy of the right optic nerve, finding that the condition was manifested by a pale and atrophic right optic nerve with active pathology. The veteran did not meet the criteria for an increased rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The veteran's application for enrollment in the VA healthcare system was denied as he does not meet the eligibility criteria based on his income and service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the residuals of shrapnel fragment wound (SFW) to the right foot, which approximates marked severity with significant symptoms and functional impairment.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for right eye blindness is being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral eye disorder was not incurred in or related to his active duty service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a condition claimed as a hole in the neck bone is denied because there is no current diagnosis of this condition and the evidence does not show that it was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for atypical face pain on the right side, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial rating for his service-connected Grave's Disease, currently evaluated at 10 percent. The evidence did not show that the veteran's hyperthyroidism was marked by tachycardia or increased pulse pressure.

The VA determined that there are no current residuals of malaria, and thus the veteran's service-connected malaria is not entitled to a compensable evaluation.