Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's residuals of venereal disease, including genital herpes and genital warts, are service-connected. The issues regarding menometrorrhagia and a gynecological disorder other than venereal disease or menometrorrhagia were not addressed in this decision.

The veteran's claim for a compensable disability evaluation for post-operative residuals of a nasal pterygium of the left eye is being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic acquired bilateral foot disorder due to freezing injury during service or for many years thereafter. The veteran's current post-service medical records do not show any chronic foot disabilities related to his claimed history of treatment for frozen feet in service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a chronic acquired bilateral foot disorder due to a freezing injury is denied.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the postoperative residuals of the right inguinal herniorrhaphy, effective from February 26, 2001. The veteran's service-connected condition is not due to any exposure basis and does not involve any presumption or secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current skin disorder did not begin during service and is not connected to any injury or disease in service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a skin disorder is denied.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to bronchopneumonia, finding that it was not related to his periods of active duty. The Board also found that his spinal condition did not contribute substantially or materially to his death.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected dental injury prior to February 16, 2002. The evidence did not support a higher evaluation based on limited inter-incisal movement or lateral excursion.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected post-traumatic encephalopathy is being remanded due to the need for additional development and notification under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a failure to comply with VCAA notification requirements.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disability from a lung disorder and is therefore not entitled to service connection for this condition.

The veteran's skin condition, characterized by generalized ichthyosis with trichophytosis of the feet, was found to not meet criteria for a higher rating prior to August 30, 2002. For the period beginning on and after August 30, 2002, the condition did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 60 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected gunshot wound to the left thigh and gastritis with duodenitis, finding that the residuals of the gunshot wound did not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent.

The veteran's Hodgkin's disease is found to have existed prior to service and not aggravated by service. Service connection for the right knee disorder is denied, but a higher evaluation for the left knee disability is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral foot disorder is not causally related to service and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of an overpayment of VA education assistance benefits, finding fault on her part in accepting and retaining funds to which she was not entitled.

The Board found no evidence of lead intoxication in service and denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's PTSD was incurred in active service and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right eye cataract is a result of an in-service injury and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a dental injury/condition and eligibility for VA dental treatment, finding that there was no evidence of such an injury or condition during his military service.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of status posttraumatic scrotal hematoma and varicocele, finding that the condition more closely approximates complete atrophy of both testes.