Other conditions decisions — 2006

The Board has granted a 60 percent disability rating for the veteran's bilateral varicose veins, effective from January 12, 1998.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a video conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board found that the veteran does not now demonstrate chronic arthritis of the right hand and denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability, including organic brain syndrome and schizoaffective disorder, is at least as likely as not due to his head injury sustained during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peptic ulcer disease and stomach disorder, both on a direct basis and due to exposure to herbicides used in Vietnam.

The Board finds that the veteran's pulmonary fibrosis was not caused by VA treatment, and thus does not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the veteran's bronchiectasis does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as there were no incapacitating episodes or significant pulmonary impairment.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic allergic disorder in service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and thus denied both his claim for cause of death benefits and his request for dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has determined that a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's right hip disability is denied.

The Board found that the veteran did not incur a disability manifested by numbness of the hands, to include CTS, due to any incident of military service or within the year following his separation from said service.

The veteran's appeal for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.

The veteran's brain tumor was not shown to be related to his military service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected hallux valgus of the left foot and hammer toe, 2nd toe, with tyloma and displacement sesamoid bones, status post bunionectomy with non-tender scar.

The veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the claim for an increased rating for hiatal hernia with reflux (now rated 10 percent disabling).

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's current knee disabilities are related to his service-connected right ankle disability or parachuting activities in service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied service connection for a lung disability due to exposure to toxic gas, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board found that there is no evidence to support a finding that the veteran's bilateral gout and arthritis of the feet were incurred or aggravated during service, nor can it be presumed. The preponderance of the competent medical evidence is against a finding that these conditions are related to his active service.

The Board found that the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma was not incurred in or aggravated during service and could not be presumed to have been so incurred due to exposure to herbicides. The appeal is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right shoulder disorder, characterized as rotator cuff tendonitis, is a result of service and granted his claim for service connection.