Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's left leg disability, to include thrombus of the superficial femoral vein, did not occur during his active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the arteriovenous malformation preexisting in service did not undergo a permanent increase in severity during service, and thus denied service connection for right temporal lobe intracerebral hemorrhage as a residual of arteriovenous malformation.

The VA has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 30 percent evaluation, effective October 5, 1995. The veteran's PTSD is currently productive of no more than considerable social and industrial impairment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing medical records and compliance with Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 requirements.

The Board found that the veteran does not have an injury to the lungs and/or diaphragm as a result of VA medical treatment conducted in June 1990, and therefore denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for apportionment of the veteran's benefits and a request to increase the amount of monthly apportionment. The appellant claimed he should have received more due to his college expenses, but the RO found that the effective date could not be earlier than October 1, 1997, and denied an increase in the amount.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a left eye disability. The veteran's current left eye disability is being considered as secondary to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected detached retina, left eye, status post corrective surgery does not warrant a compensable rating due to its current manifestations of impaired distant visual acuity correctable to 20/40.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for temporomandibular joint dysfunction and bruxism, finding no current diagnoses or evidence of such conditions.

The veteran died without having a pending claim for VA benefits and was not in receipt of any compensation or pension. Therefore, he did not meet the criteria for payment of VA burial benefits.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded to the RO for obtaining medical records and conducting orthopedic and neurologic examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for right elbow bursitis due to a lack of current medical diagnosis and no evidence linking it to service. The issues regarding initial evaluations for post-operative residuals of heel spurs were not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the veteran's increased rating claims for his service-connected left leg fracture and lumbar myositis, finding that a disability rating greater than 20 percent is not warranted.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran died during the pendency of the appeal and thus no longer has jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of his claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his unspecified metastatic carcinoma to his military service or any presumptive conditions related to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has granted an increased rating to 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected residuals of an intracranial injury, effective October 18, 2001. The earlier effective date claim is denied as there was no unadjudicated informal claim prior to October 18, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for non-service-connected pension benefits because his service did not meet the threshold eligibility requirements established by statute.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for cold injury residuals of the right foot and a 20 percent rating for cold injury residuals of the left foot, effective as of the date service connection became effective.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current dental disability and thus is not entitled to service connection for purposes of receiving outpatient dental treatment.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to procedural deficiencies and to obtain relevant medical records.