Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a compound fracture of the left femur and assigned a noncompensable evaluation effective June 25, 1997. The veteran's current disability is manifested by left hip pain that is comparable to malunion with slight hip disability.

The VA examiner found that the veteran's current conditions, including incontinence, loss of sense of balance, confusion, vomiting, and weakness, are not related to the treatment he received from VA. The examiner opined these conditions were more likely secondary to his original head injury rather than any delay in treating hydrocephalus.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities did not contribute substantially or materially to his death from glioblastoma multiform, and denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a disability of the upper or lower extremities caused or aggravated by service-connected cervical or lumbar disc disease.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including psychosis and personality disorder, as there was no evidence linking these conditions to active duty or any applicable presumptive period.

The Board has reopened the appellant's previously denied claim for service connection for postoperative residuals of a colectomy with a history of duodenal ulcers and ulcerative colitis, finding that new and material evidence has been submitted.

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 found no evidence of left ear problems during service and concluded that the current left otitis media with mastoiditis and cholesteatoma is not related to service.

The Board found no current diagnosed tooth disability or periodontal disease for compensation purposes, and thus denied the veteran's claims.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's dental trauma and assigned a noncompensable rating for his residuals of a fracture of the mandible, but denied service connection for the dental trauma.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal.

The VA Regional Office denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death. The appellant was given an opportunity to request a personal hearing before the RO, which she did.

The Board has determined that the veteran's panic disorder with agoraphobia was incurred during his period of active service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for postoperative residuals of a right medial meniscectomy with early degenerative changes, currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a heart condition and to reopen his claim for left lower extremity disability, finding no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a laceration injury to the right hand with nerve involvement are productive of disablement more closely approximating complete paralysis of the ulnar nerve, warranting an initial increased rating of 60 percent.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The VA determined that the veteran's groin injury was not incurred or aggravated in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board is remanding the case to determine if the veteran's cause of death was due to exposure to ionizing radiation in service under criteria that became effective prior to March 26, 2002.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for dementia, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.