Other conditions Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of service connection for organic cardiovascular disease, including compliance with VAOPGCPREC 6-2000 and Manual M-21.

The Board has decided that the veteran's residuals of a neck injury are related to active service and grants the claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating based on muscle damage or scarring, and also did not meet the criteria for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to October 20, 1999.

The VA has determined that the veteran's epididymitis is not a chronic or recurrent condition, and therefore does not warrant an increased rating. The Board finds no evidence of current epididymitis.

The Board found that the veteran's glioblastoma multiforme was not related to service and did not find any evidence of radiation exposure during service. As a result, the claim for service connection for cause of death due to glioblastoma multiforme was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities related to his head injury or perforated tympanic membrane, and thus service connection cannot be established for these conditions.

The VA has granted a disability rating of 30 percent for the veteran's depressive neurosis, which results in definite impairment in social and occupational functioning.

The VA has determined that the veteran's postoperative residuals of a carcinoid tumor of the right lung do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a fractured left fibula are productive of no more than moderate impairment, and the Board finds that they do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's shortening of the left leg was a necessary consequence of proper treatment for his left femur fracture, and denied his claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the veteran's residuals of surgery for torsion of the right testicle with spermatic cord denervation did not warrant a higher rating, as they were manifested by complaints of pain and evaluated under Diagnostic Code 8630.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for an adenocystic lesion of the right submandibular gland. The evidence submitted includes a statement from Dr. LeFebvre, who reviewed the veteran's enlistment medical examination report and found no pre-existing condition at that time.

The Board has granted service connection for an upper gastrointestinal disorder and increased the ratings for low back disability with degenerative arthritis and disc disease, and bilateral pes planus.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected left forearm muscle injury does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right thigh disability, characterized as a moderate muscle injury with no more than minimal tissue loss and no tendon, joint, nerve, or bone damage, does not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 10 percent evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that the cancer which caused his death was not incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a status post resection of colon polyps secondary to amebic dysentery and for an increased rating for amebic dysentery. The claim for assignment of an effective date prior to February 29, 1996, for the left eye disorder was not addressed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's pre-existing brain cyst was aggravated by a head injury during service, and therefore grants service connection for residuals of a brain cyst.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for ankylosing spondylitis in December 1990, finding that there was no evidence of this condition during or shortly after his military service.