Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, finding that the veteran's bunions and bone irritation were aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a disability of the colon and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of shrapnel wounds to the left hand and fourth finger. The veteran does not have a current disability of the colon, and his hand condition is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board denied reopening the claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to lack of new and material evidence, despite the submission of additional copies of an affidavit and certification.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current left eye disability is not related to his service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for dental trauma, including for VA outpatient dental treatment purposes, was denied as there is no evidence of a service-connected disability or combat-related injury that would warrant such treatment.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected lipomas and residuals of lipoma excision, effective from the date of the decision.

The veteran claims compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the residuals of a myocardial infarction he suffered in April 2004, alleging that VA's care or treatment caused his heart attack and subsequent disability.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The veteran's claim for service connection for alcohol and drug dependence as secondary to his service-connected PTSD was denied, and he is not entitled to a combined disability rating higher than 90 percent.

The veteran is not entitled to an effective date earlier than August 29, 2001 for the award of VA benefits for loss of use of both legs.,The veteran is also not entitled to an effective date earlier than August 29, 2001 for the award of VA benefits for loss of use of the right wrist.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for residuals of a right knee injury, service connection for residuals of a right foot injury, and service connection for residuals of a right shin injury due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for residuals of a left nephrectomy and determined that his kidney disorder was aggravated by service, but not incurred in service.

The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a mouth injury and residuals of a facial injury, finding that the veteran does not have a compensable loss of teeth due to dental trauma.

The Board has determined that the cause of death, metastatic adenocarcinoma, was non-service-connected and therefore the appellant does not meet the requirements for basic eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits.

The VA has granted service connection for Hill Sachs lesion with recurrent dislocations of the right shoulder and assigned a 10 percent rating, effective March 10, 2004. The current evidence does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher disability rating.

The Board has denied the claim for apportionment or special apportionment of the veteran's VA compensation benefits to his ex-spouse as the appellant is not the veteran's spouse.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for emphysema due to smoking in the service was denied as it is barred by law. The case is remanded for further development and consideration.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for proper VCAA notification regarding disability rating and effective date.

The VA granted a 30 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected PTSD, effective from November 2003. The claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces.