Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board found that the veteran does not have dementia due to head trauma related to service and denied the claim.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for postoperative left hallux valgus with hammertoe deformities, finding that there is no evidence of such a condition during or within one year after service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a right foot injury incurred or aggravated by service, and his current right shoulder disability is not shown to warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has ordered the VA to obtain medical records from Providence Hospital and request authorization for these records. A supplemental opinion is also needed regarding whether metal fragments in the veteran's face caused or contributed to his death, including by causing mouth cancer.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a dental disability and eligibility for VA outpatient dental treatment, finding no evidence of in-service trauma or compensable condition.

The Board found that the veteran's surgery did not cause disability and denied his claim for VA compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim for recognition as a 'child' of the veteran based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining the age of eighteen. The evidence does not support the appellant's assertion that he was incapable of self-support at age eighteen.

The Board found that the veteran's current skin condition is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The evidence does not support a conclusion that the veteran has experienced one major seizure in the last six months or two in the last year, nor an average of five to eight minor seizures per week. Therefore, her claim for an increased rating for convulsive disorder is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination, and the RO must conduct a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the veteran's service-connected right knee disability.

The VA has determined that the veteran's right ear hearing loss does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as it is currently rated. The evidence did not show an increase in disability since his initial rating.

The veteran's peptic disease is rated at 10 percent, and his chronic low back pain and strain are rated at 40 percent. The Board found that the symptoms of peptic disease do not warrant a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7305, as they do not more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating to 20 percent (or 40 percent or 60 percent). The veteran's low back disability is rated based on sciatic nerve paralysis. No new evidence was presented to reopen his service connection claim.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 20 percent rating for Bell's palsy and denied an increased rating for dermatophytosis. The veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date prior to April 6, 1998, for the grant of service connection and the assignment of a 20 percent rating for Bell's palsy.

The veteran is seeking benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from a right L3-L4 hemilaminectomy performed at a VA hospital in September 1984. The case has been remanded due to missing medical records and incomplete examination.

The VA denied a claim for an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected right knee disability, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's perforated left tympanic membrane, or residuals thereof, is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's terminal squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is not service-connected, and there is no evidence that it was caused by herbicide exposure. The appellant's claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied as the veteran was not receiving compensation at the time of his death.

The VA determined that the veteran's postoperative residuals of a right acromioclavicular separation do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder.