Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for residuals of malaria, as there was no credible evidence showing the condition was incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board also denied entitlement to an effective date earlier than March 23, 1995 for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes and special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance of another person.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for arthritis secondary to his service-connected Crohn's disease is granted, with May 12, 1999 being the earliest effective date provided by law.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disability is related to his in-service back injuries and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have organic brain syndrome and denied service connection for this condition.

The VA denied the claimant's request for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral defective hearing, as it did not meet the criteria under the applicable schedular criteria.

The Board has determined that the earliest effective date for service connection of a left total hip replacement and a right total hip replacement is April 30, 1996.

The appellant withdrew his notice of disagreement, and the Board dismissed the appeal.

The Board granted service connection for a skin condition, duodenitis, and hiatal hernia due to undiagnosed illness related to the veteran's Gulf War service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of injury to the right eye with retained metallic fragment post removal with defective vision, finding that the current disability evaluation adequately reflects the severity of his condition.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), was not caused by any incident of service and denied service connection for the cause of death.

The Board found that the veteran's left facial nerve paralysis was not caused by VA treatment and is not compensable under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right midline eyebrow, finding that the veteran's lay statements are consistent with his service and post-service medical records support this claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed cerebrovascular accident is not related to his military service or a service-connected condition, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's symptoms, including occasional loose and explosive bowel movements, incontinence, anemia, dysphagia, intermittent heartburn, extensive esophageal ulcerations and edema with hiatal hernia but no stricture, do not warrant a higher rating than 40 percent for residuals of gastric surgery.

The Board found that there was no evidence linking the veteran's current symptoms to his head injury in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected condition that caused the veteran's death due to arteriosclerosis and related conditions. The VA examiner concluded it was unlikely that the fatal illness was attributable to the veteran's active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for residuals of a left hand injury, finding that the earliest possible effective date is October 6, 1998.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of an eye injury. The veteran now has acquired eye disabilities, which are not precluded from receiving compensation.

The VA denied an increased rating for the appellant's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the thumb and ring finger of the left hand, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed disability related to the veteran's complaints of pleuritic chest pain with shortness of breath, and thus denied his claim for service connection.