Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for gouty arthritis of the right ankle.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected ganglionectomy of the right hand, finding that symptoms were not more than a 10 percent disability. The claim for convalescence benefits related to surgery in June 2002 was also denied as it involved nonservice-connected disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for duodenal ulcer and hernia, finding no current diagnosed disability and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between any such disabilities and military service.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of left fifth finger injury status post flexion contracture do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there is no evidence of ankylosis or limitation of motion that would justify such a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right and left knee disorders, finding that the current 10 percent evaluations adequately reflect the severity of these conditions.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for esophagitis, gastrointestinal disorder, or throat disorder due to toxic gas exposure during active duty for training.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as moot because the appellant's claim of being recognized as the veteran's spouse for VA purposes has been resolved in her favor without further action by the Board.

The VA determined that the veteran's left varicocele residuals do not meet the criteria for a higher rating than the current 10 percent assigned.

The veteran's request to waive an overpayment of non-service connected pension benefits was not timely filed, as it was submitted more than 180 days after the notice of indebtedness was sent. The Board found that this constituted a violation of VA regulations and denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected residuals of right acromioclavicular separation with traumatic arthritis and limitation of motion, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The Board found no evidence of a right thumb injury during service and insufficient post-service medical evidence to link any current disability to service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury and rash of the lower extremity, finding that there is no evidence to support these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's corpus of estate precluded her from receiving VA improved pension benefits, and thus terminated her benefits effective February 1, 1994.

The Board found that there is no current evidence of a disability related to the in-service groin injury, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of cerebrovascular accident are related to his service-connected skull fracture, and thus grants the claim.

The Board has granted a 60 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected thrombophlebitis, effective from January 12, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his left and right leg disabilities, finding that they did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the current evidence of record.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for poliomyelitis of the left lower extremity and is granting it. The issue now moves forward to determine if there was pre-existing disability, whether it was aggravated by service, and if so, what the appropriate rating should be.

The veteran's post-operative residuals of bilateral subcutaneous mastectomies, which resulted in neuropathic breast pain, are granted as a direct result of service.