Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for refractive error and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus. The claim for total compensation based on individual unemployability was also denied due to insufficient evidence showing that his disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disability, primarily diagnosed as schizoaffective disorder, was not incurred or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation and SMC due to his service-connected GSW to the right foot, finding that the residuals did not warrant a higher rating or anatomical loss of use.

The Board denied both the appellant's application to reopen her claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an extension of his delimiting date for receiving Chapter 30 educational benefits, finding that he did not meet the legal criteria for such an extension.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cardiovascular disease was not incurred or aggravated by his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete medical records from a private doctor in Orange, Texas.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left arm disability and also found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1970 rating decision assigning a 20 percent evaluation. The veteran's condition is currently rated as moderately severe.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and consider whether new evidence has been received to reopen a claim of service connection for a skin disorder, related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic disability manifested by dizziness, imbalance and poor coordination. The evidence does not support service connection for these symptoms.

The Board has determined that the veteran's compartment syndrome of the right lower leg was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's postoperative deviated nasal septum did not result from service, and denied his claim.

The Board found no additional disability resulting from VA treatment of the prostate, and thus denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board finds that the veteran's postoperative bilateral inguinal hernias are currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and there is no evidence of a recurrent or compensable condition to warrant an increased rating.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected undiagnosed condition manifested by pain of the neck and lower back, which is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The case has been remanded due to the need for a new examination and consideration of the amended criteria effective September 26, 2003.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left leg injury due to exposure to mustard gas, finding that there was no evidence of such exposure during service and concluding that any current disability is not related to military service.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected venereal warts, finding that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The RO severed service connection for fatigue and leg pain due to undiagnosed illness, effective November 2, 1994. The veteran's disability rating had not been in effect for 10 years or more.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected lymphadenopathy, spleen calcifications, and liver calcifications are being remanded to the RO for additional development including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence submitted by the appellant and outstanding records from the state of Montana.