Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a separate disability entity manifested by dizziness, fatigue, fever, and muscle aches and pains, including as due to an undiagnosed illness.

The appellant is not eligible for nonservice-connected death pension benefits because the veteran served as a Philippine Scout, which does not meet the requirements for VA pension.

The veteran is granted a 10 percent rating for residuals of the left index finger shrapnel wound, effective July 22, 2007. The other noncompensable ratings assigned in November 1971 are denied as there was no CUE.

The veteran's claims for service connection for muscle, joint, and back pain as well as fatigability were denied. The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability resulting from military service.

The veteran's service-connected systemic lupus erythematosus is manifested by subjective pains in shoulders and elbows, hands, and headaches. The evidence does not support an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The veteran's claim for a TDIU rating was denied due to the service-connected idiopathic cardiomyopathy not meeting the schedular requirements for entitlement to individual unemployability, and he was not shown by the evidence as unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board found that the veteran does not have current residuals of diphtheria, including shortening of the hip and leg, which were incurred during service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a bilateral mandibular osteotomy. The appeal is granted.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, which was previously denied in January 1999. The appellant's representative is represented by The American Legion.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of a right elbow injury, and thus the claim is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right peroneal nerve impairment does not more nearly approximate moderate than mild, and therefore denies a compensable evaluation for this condition.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frozen feet and duodenal ulcer disease due to new evidence. The Board finds that these conditions are as likely as not related to inservice cold exposure, but does not find a direct relationship with active duty.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic liver disability related to the veteran's active duty service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 20 percent for cold injury residuals to both his right and left feet, finding no chronic residual disabilities associated with the service-connected conditions.

The veteran's duodenal ulcer is rated at 20 percent, but the Board found it does not warrant a higher rating as it is no more than moderate in degree.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board found that the veteran's impotence did not result from his service-connected peptic ulcer disease and medication, and thus denied the claim of secondary service connection.

The veteran's claimed throat disability (leukoplakia of vocal cords) was not incurred during his military service and cannot be presumed to have been caused by exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his back disorder was granted, with a 40 percent disability rating effective January 29, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's maxillary sinus cancer, which was linked to exposure to an herbicide agent (Agent Orange), caused his death. As a result, service connection for the cause of death is granted.