Other conditions decisions — 2008

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his left shoulder disability, which was rated as 20 percent disabling. The VA found that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an effective date prior to October 1, 2006, for payment of restored DIC benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including providing VCAA notice and adjudicating the issue of special monthly compensation due to service-connected foot disability.

The Board has restored the veteran's prior 30 percent disability rating for arthritic changes, cyst formations, and limited motion of the left knee.

The Board found that the veteran's left eye disability, resulting from VA medical treatment in February 1999, met the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of degenerative joint disease of multiple joints as secondary to his back disability and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for mechanical low back pain with degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease.

The Board found that the veteran's arthritis was not related to active service or due to Agent Orange exposure, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left shoulder disability warrants a 40 percent evaluation for limitation of motion, which is the maximum available under Diagnostic Code 5201. The scar associated with the fracture does not meet criteria for an additional rating.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the veteran's spondylolysis of the lower back, effective from September 22, 2007. The veteran was previously rated at 10 percent prior to this date.

The Board found that the veteran's alcohol dependence is not related to his service-connected PTSD and denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a leg disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for an eye disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted. The case also addressed a CUE claim regarding the July 23, 1947 rating decision denying service connection for keratoconus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed residuals of head trauma are not related to his active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the veteran, finding that she was not party to a deemed-valid marriage with him at the time of his death.

The veteran's cause of death was due to oropharynx cancer, which is not service-connected. The Board found that the cancer did not arise from his military service and there was no evidence linking it to any service-connected condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for keratoconus in October 1986, and this decision is not considered to have been made with clear and unmistakable error.

The Board has found no evidence to support the veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate condition, including loss of use of a creative organ. The veteran's current medical records do not indicate he currently suffers from this condition.

The veteran's venereal warts do not meet the criteria for a higher initial compensable disability rating as they do not involve at least 5 percent, but less than 20 percent, of the entire body or exposed areas affected, and no more than topical therapy is required during the past 12-month period.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his shrapnel wounds of the right thigh and abdomen, finding that the scars were nonadherent and painless with no functional impairment.

The Board found that the overpayment debt of $1,128.00 was not properly created due to a delay in processing the veteran's updated status of dependents form and decided that the veteran does not owe this money.