Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claim for service connection of an abdominal disorder and determined that it is related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a fracture of the right foot and related issues, finding no evidence of such injury in service or any nexus to service. The veteran's claims for higher ratings on his right fifth metacarpal disability were also denied.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin condition of the face and neck, including as secondary to an undiagnosed illness. The VA examiner diagnosed the veteran with poikilodermatous changes but concluded that there was no causal relationship between her current condition and service.

The veteran's tendonitis of the posterior tibialis of the left foot was not productive of more than slight limitation of ankle motion, nor was it manifested by more than overall mild functional impairment of the foot. The RO denied her claim for an initial compensable rating from June 21, 1996 through August 17, 1997; and to a rating in excess of 10 percent thereafter.

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date of January 4, 2001, for the assignment of a 20 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer condition.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) determined that the appellant's spouse did not have verified active military service with the U.S. Armed Forces, and therefore denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits.

The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of malaria or residuals from a left arm injury. The veteran's degenerative arthritis and spinal cord injury are not shown to have started during service or within the years following service, and are not linked to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, cancer of the stomach, was not service-connected and denied the claim.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the right mandible with paresthesia in the mandibular division of the fifth cranial nerve, effective January 20, 2004.

The Board has vacated the denial of service connection for sinusitis and remanded the case to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation for impotency, secondary to medication prescribed by a VA medical facility, as it was not determined that there was any proximate cause of the condition due to VA treatment.

The Board determined that the appellant does not have recognized service in the United States Armed Forces and therefore is not eligible for VA benefits.

The VA reduced the veteran's improved disability pension effective December 1, 1999 due to his spouse's SSA benefits and his own wages from VA employment. The reduction was based on countable annualized income.

The Board found that the veteran's mental disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD contributed to his fatal myocardial infarction, which was the cause of death. Therefore, service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The veteran died in September 1988, and the appellant filed her claim for VA benefits more than one year after his death. The appeal is denied as there was no pending claim at the time of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's systemic and discoid lupus erythematosus warrants a rating of 60 percent, effective November 27, 2000. The condition is manifested by symptoms equating to exacerbations lasting a week or more two to three times per year.

The Board has granted service connection for a schizoaffective disorder, finding that the veteran's current mental disability began during his military service. The other issues regarding fatigue and gastrointestinal disorders due to an undiagnosed illness are not addressed as they are considered 'unknown' in terms of their disposition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic-stress-disorder must be remanded due to incomplete verification of his military service and lack of service medical records. The RO is instructed to verify the veteran's service in Korea, obtain any available stressor information from him, and arrange for a VA psychiatric examination.