Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for residuals of a gunshot wound to the right lower leg is granted, with a maximum rating of 30 percent. The claim for PTSD remains at 30 percent effective from February 1995.

The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case due to pending issues and requested evidence. The appeal is currently remanded for additional development.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional evidentiary development, including obtaining clinical treatment records and scheduling VA rating examinations. The case will be adjudicated again by the RO.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the Regional Office for additional evaluation of the veteran's systemic lupus erythematous condition.

The Board finds that the veteran's residuals of a back injury were incurred in service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his service-connected gunshot wounds to muscle groups XIX and XX, abdomen with peritoneal adhesions, and left arm.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed regarding the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the left elbow. The case must be remanded to allow the RO to consider the newly submitted evidence and readjudicate the claim.

The Board has found no evidence of a current disability resulting from the appellant's reported left elbow injury sustained in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of a prostate disability during service and concluded that the current condition is not related to military service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's stomach disorder, claimed as ulcer disease, is not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his left eye disability is dismissed as the 1988 rating action that granted a 60% evaluation satisfied his prior appeal.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a nervous disorder and a right elbow disability, as well as his reopenings of claims for service connection for an eye disorder and a back disorder. The evidence received since the final denial does not meet the criteria to be considered new and material.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have current residuals of tonsillitis or a pulmonary disorder related to service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's twelve-year period of basic eligibility for vocational rehabilitation under Chapter 31, Title 38, United States Code was not exhausted on June 25, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's herniated nucleus pulposus is not related to her active service and denied her claim for service connection. The temporary total rating based on convalescence after treatment for a service-connected disability was also denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant cannot be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of entitlement to VA benefits, including DIC and death pension benefits.

The veteran's cause of death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, as his AIDS and related conditions were not linked to his service-connected schizophrenia.

The VA determined that the veteran's death was not caused by or contributed to by VA treatment, and thus denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of head injury do not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there are no measurable neurologic deficits and symptoms such as headaches and dizziness do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for residuals of a chip fracture of the left ilium, finding that the condition did not warrant a higher evaluation based on its current symptoms and service-connected disabilities.