Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for skin problems and hair loss as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation, and for reaction to serum vaccines. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's scoliosis was aggravated by a service injury, and thus service connection is granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of an injury to the right hip and leg was denied as there is no current evidence of a disability, and the condition resolved without residual issues during service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for duodenal ulcer disease, thus denying the reopening of the claim.

The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the initial compensable rating for temporomandibular joint syndrome.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for visual impairment, status post-operative right orbital blow-out fracture was denied as he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for generalized arthritis, finding that there was no evidence of diagnosed arthritis in other joints.

The appellant's DIC benefits were terminated effective August 1, 2001 due to her remarriage. The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date.

The Board has determined that the veteran's failure to notify VA of his incarceration contributed to an overpayment, but his fault was mitigated by his disability and inability to obtain information. The Committee found that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance under chapter 35. The examiner concluded that the veteran's cause of death was acute coronary insufficiency, not related to his service-connected varicose veins.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal as there is no current legal basis for finding an effective date for the termination of a dependency allowance subsequent to the last day of the month in which his divorce occurred (October 1, 1992).

The Board denied service connection for basal cell carcinoma as due to herbicide agents used in Vietnam, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the veteran's skin disorders and his military service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The veteran's left shoulder disability was granted a 30 percent evaluation from May 30, 1992 to March 8, 1993 and from November 1, 1993. From July 23, 2002, the veteran is entitled to a 20 percent evaluation for his L5-S1 spondylolisthesis with chronic lower back pain.

The Board has granted service connection for impotence as secondary to chronic prostatitis and awarded a 40 percent disability rating for chronic prostatitis, effective from the date of the decision.

The veteran's left ankle disability, including tarsal tunnel syndrome, is currently rated at 10 percent. The appeal for a higher initial rating for the tarsal tunnel syndrome remains pending.

The Board found that the veteran does not have objective indications of an undiagnosed illness manifested by multiple joint aches or skin rash, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for dysethesias of the left foot, secondary to a gunshot wound to the left foot. The claim is therefore reopened.

The Board has determined that the veteran's schizotypal personality disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The diagnosis of obsessive compulsive disorder was established over 15 years following service, and there is no probative evidence linking it to service.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's varicose veins of the left leg, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 60 percent.