Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran sustained a right rotator cuff tear as a result of VA medical treatment in April 1992, and is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

The veteran's fungal infection of the feet during service is found to be service-connected.

The Board determined that the veteran does not have emphysema, but granted service connection for spontaneous pneumothorax. The decision is mixed as it grants one issue and denies another.

The veteran was rated as 100% disabled due to schizoaffective disorder at the time of his death, but he did not meet the requirement of having been rated as totally disabled for ten years prior to his death. Therefore, the claim for dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for basal cell carcinoma, resulting in a denial of the reopening request.

The Board found that the appellant's lymphomatoid granulomatosis with multiple pulmonary granules is not related to his active military service and denied the claim.

The veteran withdrew her appeal for increased ratings of partial paralysis of the right ulnar nerve and neuralgia of the left radicular before a decision was made by the Board.

The VA denied a compensable evaluation for the veteran's service-connected malaria with hemolytic anemia, finding no active disease and no residuals of malaria.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic cardiovascular disability and denied her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the cause of death (prostatic carcinoma) was not caused by service-connected disability, and denied service connection for cause of death. The veteran's other claims were also denied.

The veteran's appeal is about the effective date for a 30 percent rating for hiatal hernia with Barrett's esophagitis, which was granted in March 2001. The RO has not yet determined an earlier effective date than March 22, 1999.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities were not rated as 100% disabling at any time prior to his death, and therefore DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and evidence from SSA. The veteran's claims of service connection for left leg disability, vertebral injury, left knee disability, and back disorder are being reviewed.

The veteran requested an increased evaluation for his service-connected left elbow prosthetic implant, but withdrew the appeal on May 9, 2003.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current gastric disorder, characterized as post-gastrectomy syndrome and status post partial gastrectomy, is related to his active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for tinea versicolor, finding that the veteran's skin disability was aggravated by his military service. The issues of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are addressed in the remand portion of this decision.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of cold injury, including injury to the left hand, finding no current related disability shown by competent medical evidence.

The veteran withdrew all of his appeals before the Board, including those for an increased evaluation and service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for perforation of the right eardrum, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his previously denied claim.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected condyloma acuminata of the inguinal area has not been shown to be productive of significant symptomatology and thus does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.