Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the June 1977 denial is not new and material, thus denying the request to reopen the claim for service connection for cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied reopening the veteran's claim for service connection for defective vision of the left eye and denied entitlement to a compensable disability rating for chorioretinitis of the right eye.

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing scoliosis of the spine did not undergo aggravation during service and thus, denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current dental disorder is not related to service, including exposure to contaminated water.

The veteran has withdrawn their appeal, and as a result, the case is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the character of the appellant's discharge under other than honorable conditions from his period of active service is final and binding on him based on the evidence then of record. The additional evidence received since the June 1975 administrative decision does not meet the criteria for being new and material to reopen this claim.

The Board denied service connection for a spinal disc disorder and arthritis of the spine, finding that these conditions were not incurred during active service or related to any service-connected disability.

The veteran's service was not deemed adequate for pension eligibility due to unsuitability, and he did not have a service-connected disability at the time of his death. Therefore, the appellant is denied basic eligibility for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for loss of smell secondary to a cerebral concussion with an effective date of April 4, 1985.

The VA denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death because new and material evidence had not been received. The appellant was notified of this decision, but did not appeal.

The appellant's claim for enrollment in the VA healthcare system is denied due to a lack of active duty service.

The Board dismissed the appellant's appeal as she did not file a timely appeal regarding her claim for basic eligibility to receive VA death benefits.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking a current low back disability to service, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board finds that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active military service and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has granted reopening of the claim for service connection for bilateral cataracts and determined that the veteran's cataracts increased in severity during service, granting service connection based on aggravation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for post traumatic stress disorder and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, finding that his service-connected condition did not meet the criteria for such ratings.

The veteran has additional disability involving damaged vocal cords as a result of VA treatment in August 1993. However, there is no evidence of additional disability involving breathing problems, an enlarged heart, a hole in the chest, or broken sternum wires left inside his chest resulting from that treatment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound to the neck involving Muscle Group I (MG I) meet the criteria for a disability evaluation of 20 percent, which is higher than the current 10 percent rating.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cellulitis, finding that he does not have this condition and that any current conditions are unrelated to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's arthritic disorders are not related to active service and denied his claim for service connection.