Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the metallic foreign bodies in the veteran's left forearm were incurred during combat service, and grants service connection for residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left forearm.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected scar, right side of the face, was denied. The issue regarding reopening a claim for service connection for enucleation of the right eye due to gunshot wound was also denied.

The case is being remanded for additional development of the evidence.

The Board determined that the appellant was at fault in creating the overpayment of improved death pension benefits and denied waiver of recovery due to undue financial hardship.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disorder as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability, finding that there is no current evidence of a hip disorder and thus no basis for granting service connection.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including gunshot wounds and fractures, did not preclude his participation in all forms of substantially gainful employment prior to February 22, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for left eye disability, finding no current disability related to service and no evidence linking any current condition to service.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of his military service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and respiratory disorder, both claimed as due to undiagnosed illness. The skin disorder was found attributable to known clinical diagnoses, while the respiratory disorder was attributed to deconditioning and obesity.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chest pains, concluding that there is no persuasive medical evidence of a chronic disability manifested by chest pain attributable to an undiagnosed illness related to his Gulf War service.

The veteran's stomach cancer was not present until many years after separation from service and was not caused by exposure to Agent Orange or ionizing radiation in service. As such, the Board found that a disability incurred in or aggravated by service did not cause or contribute to the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic gastrointestinal disability, including peptic ulcer disease for which he had a gastric resection, did not begin during service and was not caused by any incident of service. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has granted initial noncompensable and 10% ratings for the veteran's service-connected left foot disability, effective June 1, 1992, December 16, 1993, and August 2, 1996 respectively.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current Reiter's syndrome with associated spondylitis resulted from events in service, specifically an infection following tooth extraction in December 1960. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for herpes simplex, finding that it was incurred during active service. The issue of service connection for right inguinal hernia as secondary to medications for service connected hypertension is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma, finding that the veteran's current condition is related to his in-service sun exposure while stationed on a ship in the Caribbean.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his bladder dysfunction has been granted, with a current evaluation of 20 percent effective from February 17, 1994.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's emphysema to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of his rectal cancer, finding no evidence linking it to his military service or exposure to herbicides.