Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran's ulcerative colitis was evaluated at a 60 percent rating since May 30, 2003. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase to a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's dental disorder is not related to service trauma or a service-connected condition, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking the veteran's hypertension medication or his GERD to his fatal cancer.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current right hip disability, and her chronic back strain and left hip pain do not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's heart murmur, which was first noted during service and later found to be an innocent condition, could have contributed to his terminal heart failure. The appellant is granted dependency and indemnity compensation based on the cause of her husband's death.

The Board found that the veteran's left middle finger disability preexisted service and was not aggravated therein, thus denying service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a total abdominal hysterectomy, finding no relationship between her in-service gynecological symptoms and her post-service surgery.

The VA determined that the veteran's mood disorder did not meet criteria for a higher initial rating prior to January 10, 2007.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a fractured tip of the nose with residual numbness are manifested by moderate incomplete paralysis of the fifth cranial nerve and thus warrants a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lipoma on the left side of the neck was not incurred in or aggravated by service and, therefore, denied service connection.

The Board has ordered a VA medical examination to determine if the veteran's leg numbness is related to his service-connected mechanical low back pain. The appeal will be remanded for this purpose.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that his urinary incontinence was not caused by carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill on the part of the VA.

The Board has determined that the veteran's ulcerative colitis is likely due to disease or injury incurred during his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current diagnoses of obesity or a leg disability manifested by poor circulation, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's dysthymic disorder warrants a 50 percent disability rating, but denied entitlement to TDIU as his service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular requirements for such a determination.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a cranial schwannoma, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The VA determined that the veteran's pulmonary emphysema was not incurred or aggravated in service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The VA found no evidence linking his current condition to military service, including exposure to asbestos.

The Board denied the request to reopen a claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of material evidence. The appellant's income exceeded the limit set by law, thus preventing her from receiving death pension benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's daughter's claim for accrued benefits based on unreimbursed medical expenses incurred prior to his death, as there was no pending claim at the time of his death and he did not have entitlement to additional periodic benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for polycystic ovarian syndrome and assigned a 10 percent disability rating, effective April 15, 2004.