Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for genital herpes, finding that it did not have its onset in service and there was no evidence to support a finding of aggravation or incurrence during service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for alcohol abuse, finding that she does not currently suffer from chronic alcohol abuse as a residual of her military service.

The VA has granted service connection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, post radical prostatectomy due to exposure to Agent Orange. However, it did not assign a compensable evaluation as the veteran's condition does not meet the criteria for a noncompensable rating.

The veteran incurred additional disability of the left upper extremity as a result of VA medical treatment in August 1991, and this decision grants benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not suffer from current chronic right eye disability manifested by photophobia and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding no competent medical evidence linking any of the veteran's diagnoses (including his service-connected disabilities) to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death due to lack of evidence linking his terminal cancer to his service-connected disabilities. The appellant was also denied improved death pension benefits as her income exceeded the maximum allowable amount.

The veteran is eligible for VA outpatient dental treatment due to service-connected dental trauma of teeth numbered 6, 7, 8, and 9.

The Board found that the reduction of the evaluation for obsessive compulsive disorder from 50 percent to 10 percent was proper, based on the current mild impairment and no significant loss of social or occupational functioning.

The Board has denied reopening the claim of service connection for a disorder manifested by back, neck, and chest pain due to lack of new and material evidence. The appellant's submitted medical records are considered cumulative.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus declining to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for a right testicular disorder. The appellant's statements and clinical records were considered insufficient to establish a link between his current condition and military service.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected compression fracture of T11-12, finding that the current evaluation adequately reflects his disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for antecubital vein, left, and excision cavernous hemangioma, subcutaneous tissue of the thorax due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's request to restore his entitlement to used portion of home loan guaranty benefits due to a loss incurred by VA, and no conditions for restoration were met.

The veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation for a left cornea laceration was denied as his corrected visual acuity in the non-service connected right eye is normal, and his corrected visual acuity in the service-connected left eye is no worse than 20/40.

The veteran died in May 1996 and was not service connected for any disabilities at the time of his death. The appellant's claim for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code is denied as she lacks basic eligibility.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for cold injury residuals of both feet, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating than the current 10 percent assigned.

The Board found that the appellant is not the surviving spouse of the veteran for the purpose of payment of VA death benefits due to her divorce from the veteran in June 1977, which was valid under Louisiana law.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sterility as a residual of mumps. The claim is therefore denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for proceeds of her brother's National Service Life Insurance policy, finding that the veteran had testamentary capacity to designate his brother as beneficiary on August 29, 2001.