Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's prostatic adenocarcinoma is presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to Agent Orange, and the Board granted this claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin disorder was not incurred or aggravated by active military service and cannot be presumed to have been so incurred. The dorsal kyphosis with exaggerated lordic curve and favorable ankylosing spondylitis is rated at 40 percent, as it was initially granted in a prior decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected ankylostomiasis and muscle injury residuals of a bullet wound to the left thigh warrant a compensable evaluation. The entrance and exit scars from the bullet wound are also rated as noncompensably disabling.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as the surviving spouse of the veteran for VA benefit purposes due to a valid divorce decree between the veteran and the appellant, which prevented her from being considered a legal spouse at the time of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that the veteran did not meet the criteria for total disability due to service-connected disability for a period of at least ten years prior to his death.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a vocal cord disorder, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 6516.

The Board has dismissed the appeal as it does not have jurisdiction over the issue of entitlement to DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to new evidence indicating VA negligence caused his rectourethral fistula and colostomy complications.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for her right mandible disorder, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The veteran is seeking an initial compensable rating for his service-connected residuals of a spinal fracture at L3 transverse process, left. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule the veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and extent of all impairment due to his service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for prostatitis and granted service connection for chronic bilateral epididymitis with cysts and spermatocele. The veteran's claim for an increased rating for the epididymitis was not addressed in this decision.

The veteran is seeking compensation under the Veterans' Compensation Act for complications from a Staph infection and loss of sternal bone and chest muscles resulting from negligent medical treatment at the New Orleans VA Medical Center in June through August 1999. The case has been remanded to obtain additional evidence and opinions regarding negligence.

The Board found that the veteran's service did not include a 'radiation-risk activity' and concluded that his cataracts are not related to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death, B-cell lymphoma of the maxillary sinus, was not caused or contributed to by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for loss of teeth due to disease of the mouth, finding that the veteran's condition was not incurred as a result of active service and did not meet eligibility criteria for VA outpatient dental treatment.

The Board found that the veteran's left leg disability did not originate in service and is not otherwise causally related to his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's residuals from a gunshot wound to his right thigh do not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 10 percent, as they are no more than slightly disabling.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for conversion reaction and heart murmur, finding no current diagnoses or evidence of these conditions.

The veteran's claim for service connection for missing teeth was denied as there is no evidence of a compensable dental disability, and the treatment he received was not due to combat or other in-service trauma.

The Board found no evidence of a right foot disability in service or for many years thereafter, and thus denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right foot disorder.