Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for increased evaluations for the residuals of his gunshot and shell fragment wounds was received by VA on February 6, 1985. The effective date for the awards of a 20 percent rating for the residuals of a gunshot wound of the left buttock and a 10 percent rating for the residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left thigh is granted as of February 6, 1985.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral pterygium began during service and granted service connection for this condition. The claim for residuals of a facial injury was denied as there is no credible evidence linking these current issues to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for cicatrix, with retained foreign bodies, residuals of shrapnel wounds of his upper arms and neck. The effective date issue was not addressed as it was not part of the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of cold injury to both feet, finding that the evidence did not warrant a rating in excess of the current 30 percent evaluations.

The Board found that the veteran's current deformity of the right toes is not related to his service, specifically the injury in June 1963. The claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints was denied as there is no evidence showing the condition had its onset during or due to active service.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of overpayment in improved pension benefits from November 1999 to March 2001, finding that his failure to report income constituted bad faith.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the receipt of new evidence after a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) was issued.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the appellant's request to reopen his claim of basic eligibility for VA disability benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not have a head injury in service and does not currently have residuals of an inservice head injury, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and arranging for VA medical examinations. The claims will be considered on the basis of having an undiagnosed illness due to Persian Gulf War service.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not have malaria during service and there is no current evidence of its presence. As a result, the claim for service connection for malaria was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for duodenal ulcer. The veteran's claim for residuals of a head injury was not supported by new and material evidence, and his duodenal ulcer did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The VA has determined that the veteran's residuals of a medial meniscus tear of the left knee warrant an initial noncompensable evaluation, which was increased to a 10 percent rating effective from September 9, 2001.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a gunshot wound to the left hip and buttock do not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 20 percent, as his symptoms are indicative of moderate injury. A separate additional 10 percent rating is granted for mild incomplete paralysis of the left sciatic nerve.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for respiratory and skin disabilities, finding no chronic disease or residuals of in-service conditions.

The VA determined that the appellant did not have valid military service in the U.S. Armed Forces, thus denying his claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of cholecystectomy with incidental appendectomy, finding that his symptoms are no more than mild.

The veteran's service-connected healed fracture, left tibia is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board has determined that the evidence approximates a 60 percent rating due to chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion or weakness in the affected extremity.

The VA has determined that the veteran's residuals of a gunshot wound to Muscle Group XIX, with scars and damage to the abdominal wall, warrant a 30 percent evaluation.