Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an excision of a benign oral lesion, melanoacanthoma, is denied as there is no current disability.

The Board found that the veteran's attention deficit disorder pre-existed service and did not increase in severity during service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for both the residuals of a right leg injury and the skin disability, finding that there was no medical evidence supporting a relationship between these conditions and the veteran's service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board found that the veteran's left hand disability, manifested by a fused carpometacarpal (CMC) joint of the thumb with favorable ankylosis, met the criteria for a 20 percent schedular rating throughout the appeal period.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for a 100% disability rating for bronchiectasis was granted, and his claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was also granted.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of fractures to the left and right femurs, finding no evidence that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material to reopen the claim of service connection for a postoperative tuberculoma of the left lung.

The veteran's claim for service connection for apical periodontitis for compensation purposes is denied due to the absence of legal merit.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a tailbone injury, finding no evidence linking his current disability to military service.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected laceration of the right thigh does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for osteoporosis and entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that there was no evidence linking her osteoporosis to her service-connected conditions or good cause for not reporting for her scheduled examination.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's residuals of a stab wound to the abdomen prior to October 29, 2002 as there was no evidence of compensable scar symptomatology.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left knee are currently evaluated at 10 percent, and his bilateral hearing loss is also rated as 10 percent prior to June 10, 1999; 30 percent from June 10, 1999 to September 16, 2002; and non-compensable after that date.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected psychophysiological integumentary reaction is being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's vitiligo was present prior to service and did not increase in severity during service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The veteran's current lung disability is not a result of VA treatment, and the Board finds that there was no negligence or lack of care by VA in his treatment. Therefore, he does not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder, finding that the veteran's symptoms warrant this level of disability.

The Board has determined that the appellant's arthritis of the hands was not incurred in or aggravated by wartime service and is not presumed to have been so incurred. The Board found no evidence linking the condition to service, including internment as a prisoner of war, and concluded that it more likely than not resulted from natural aging processes.

The Board denied service connection for muscle atrophy of all the extremities, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence linking it to service or a service-connected condition.

The VA determined that the veteran's current right knee disability was not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied his claim.