Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that the veteran's right eye injury, which he sustained as a child, was not aggravated by his military service and therefore does not warrant service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis as there is no current diagnosis of arthritis and no showing of a resulting chronic condition during service.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's right inguinal hernia, and denied the claim.

The veteran died from hypertensive cardiovascular disease, which the VA does not consider to be related to his service-connected gunshot wound. Therefore, the claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The veteran's claim for basic eligibility for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code is denied due to the lack of an honorable discharge.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current lung disorder is not related to his military service, including any residuals from histoplasmosis chorioretinitis of the left eye. As a result, the claim for service connection for a lung disorder is denied.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for residuals of diverticulitis is being remanded due to a hearing issue. The case will be returned to the Board after further action.

The case is being remanded for a video conference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin condition, finding no evidence of such a condition during active duty and rejecting any presumption based on exposure to Agent Orange. The Board also found that there was insufficient continuity of symptomatology post-service to establish service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current skull fracture or nervous disorder to service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current foot disability to his in-service cold injury, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable ratings for chronic left ear infections, right ear otitis infections, and onychomycosis. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or entitlement to increased ratings.

The Board found that the February 1978 RO decision denying service connection for Bartholin's cyst and hysterectomy is final. As no new and material evidence was presented, the claim remains denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for prostatitis, finding that his condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating since April 19, 2002.

The veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome is not manifested by objective competent evidence of chronic neurological symptomatology, and thus the requirements for a higher rating are not met.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left hand disability is related to his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to uremia, retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy and metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma. The claim for accrued benefits based on a claim for cancer submitted by the veteran was also denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for TDIU due to his service-connected macular degeneration of the right eye, finding that it does not render him unemployable.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits. The appellant argued that enterococcus septicemia, which caused the veteran's death, was related to his service due to previous infections like syphilis.

The veteran's left eye blindness is not considered to be a result of VA treatment, and the Board found no fault on VA's part.