Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluation are being remanded due to the need for additional development under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no disability incurred in or aggravated by service caused or contributed to his death.

The veteran's psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction is currently rated at 30 percent disabling, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his symptoms.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cold injury residuals, including cold sensitization and mild tingling and numbness in the lower extremities, are service-connected.

The Board found that the veteran's current diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease with claudication in the right lower extremity was not incurred as a result of an injury during service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no additional disability resulting from the VA treatment in June 1998 and denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of shrapnel wounds to the chest, legs, jaw, and ears as there is no current disability in these areas.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected thoracic spine condition is not entitled to a higher schedular rating, and denied his request for an extraschedular evaluation.

The appellant's claim for VA pension benefits was denied because his only recognized military service was in recognized guerrilla service from November 1944 to April 1945, which is not qualifying service under the enabling legislation.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as he did not have qualifying service for purposes of entitlement to VA benefits, based on the absence of his name from a roster of recognized guerillas and the National Personnel Records Center's response indicating no valid military service with the United States Armed Forces.

The Board is remanding the case to consider whether new material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of whether a 20 percent deduction for pre-existing impairment prior to service should be applied. The appeal will then proceed with consideration of the increased rating issue.

The Board found that the veteran's current right hand disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor is it etiologically related to service.

The veteran's cause of death is determined to be rectal/colon cancer, which may not be presumed to have resulted from radiation exposure in service. Service connection for the cause of death is granted effective March 26, 2002. The appellant remains eligible for DEA as of that date.

The Board found that the cause of death, a ruptured dissecting aortic aneurysm, was not related to any service-connected disability or exposure during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's restrictive lung disease is service-connected due to exposure to 'chemical agent resistant coating' paint during his tour of duty in the Persian Gulf.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, attributing it to acute myelogenous leukemia which is not a disease warranting presumptive service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange.

The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining a dose assessment from the Department of Defense to determine if the veteran's colon cancer is related to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Board found that the veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound and compound comminuted fracture of the ilium do not warrant an evaluation higher than 20 percent.

The veteran's right foot disability, including degenerative joint disease and limitation of motion, is rated at 10 percent. The Board also granted service connection for bilateral claw foot deformity with hammertoes as secondary to the service-connected fracture.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability involving low sperm count and concluded that the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus is not related to his exposure to herbicides. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a claimed low sperm count as due to herbicide exposure was denied.