Other conditions Board decisions

The RO denied an increased rating for postoperative residuals of right carpal tunnel syndrome, and the veteran's claim to reopen service connection for a heart murmur was not successful. The current rating remains at 10 percent.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current back disability to his military service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the September 1952 rating decision, which assigned a 10 percent rating for residuals of a gunshot wound of the left thigh, was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board determined that the appellant has no legal entitlement to VA benefits based on her husband's active service prior to October 1944 due to his forfeiture of benefits for rendering assistance to an enemy of the United States.

The veteran's service-connected myofasciitis, dorsal area, is rated at 10 percent and his costochondritis, chest wall, is rated at 10 percent. The Board has determined that the current ratings are appropriate.

The Board found that the appellant had no recognized active service and therefore is not a veteran for purposes of VA benefits.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant received the maximum allowable burial benefits for a nonservice-connected death.

The Board found that the appellant knowingly made false statements regarding his involvement with the Bureau of Constabulary, leading to forfeiture of all rights and benefits under VA laws.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for urethral stricture from October 21, 1992 to April 17, 1999 was granted. For the period commencing April 17, 1999, he is rated at 20 percent for his condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of post-concussion syndrome, including a neurocognitive deficit, was incurred in service and is granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for pain in the right side with excessive menstrual bleeding, finding no new and material evidence to reopen her previous denial from 1981.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection as there was no evidence of a chronic lung disorder during service, and no medical nexus between military service and his current condition. The gap in treatment after service separation is too long to support an in-service onset.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral defective hearing due to new and material evidence submitted by the veteran. The issue is whether the veteran's current hearing loss can be linked to his military service, including noise exposure during boot camp in 1968.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right great toe disability is service-connected, but there is no evidence of a rash on his hands, dry and splitting fingernails or bleeding fingers.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran died before a decision could be made, and thus had no jurisdiction to decide the claim for service connection for Legg-Perthes disease of the left hip.

The Board found no current respiratory residuals of inhalation exposure to tritium gas and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran withdrew his appeal of the issues of service connection for skin disease, including a fungal infection of the feet and skin spots, due to exposure to Agent Orange, and of increase ratings for malaria and PTSD.

The Board has granted the claim of service connection for sexual impotence, finding that it is related to the service-connected psychophysiological gastrointestinal reaction with impaired sphincter or medications taken for the service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied as there is no evidence showing he became permanently and totally disabled within the one-year period preceding his September 30, 1999 claim.