Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a left eye disability. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a fractured right femur and head injury, as well as his claim regarding injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The Board also found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claim for service connection for a back disability.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of verified in-service stressors and PTSD not being incurred as a result of such.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including residuals of frozen feet, fatty tumors (lipomas), respiratory disease, impaired circulation, and hemorrhagic fever, were not incurred or aggravated by his active duty service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence submitted since the December 1994 decision. The issue is whether this condition is related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was due to his own willful misconduct and not incurred in the line of duty, resulting in a denial of the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disability does not warrant a rating higher than the current 10 percent evaluation due to lack of evidence supporting more severe impairment.

The Board found that the veteran's current skin disorder was not incurred or aggravated during his period of service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance due to lack of evidence linking cardiovascular disease to service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected obliterative vascular disease of the right leg is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for nasal polyps, bilateral, with deviated nasal septum. The claim of service connection for PTSD is not addressed as it is considered 'unknown' in the context of this decision.

The Board found no competent medical evidence of a current stomach disorder and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected depressive neurosis does not warrant a rating higher than 30 percent, based on his current symptoms.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 40% disability rating for his right colectomy and ileotransverse colostomy, finding that there was no factual basis to support such a change.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for hiatal hernia with esophagitis, peptic ulcer disease and cholecystitis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by a ruptured dissecting aortic aneurysm, which is considered service-connected due to its connection to his inservice chest injury.

The veteran withdrew his appeals regarding service connection for skin disorder and lung nodule, leaving the remaining issues of increased anxiety disorder rating and foot disability rating to be addressed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for loss of teeth numbers 17-19, 30 and 31, requiring a full upper denture. The examiner noted that all of these teeth were missing due to decay during service, not trauma.