Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that there are no current residuals of the aseptic meningitis incurred in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected burns of the lower extremities do not meet the criteria for an increased rating, as they are rated at their maximum level under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's residuals of a fracture of the left clavicle and colostomy, finding that neither condition warranted an increase beyond the current noncompensable rating.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not related to his service, as there is insufficient evidence to conclude that his cause of death (sudden cardiac death) was caused by an overdose of prescription medications for service-connected conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability evaluation for his service-connected residuals of bilateral inguinal hernia repairs and earlier effective dates for service connection for tinnitus and headaches due to an undiagnosed illness. The Board found that the evidence did not support granting these benefits.

The Board has determined that a chronic skin condition involving the right foot was not shown to be present during active service and therefore denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The veteran's esophageal hiatal hernia, status post fundoplasty, is rated at a 10 percent disability rating since the effective date of his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure and an increased rating for dry skin due to eczema of the thighs. The veteran was presumed exposed to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam.

The VA denied a higher disability rating for the veteran's service-connected status post condylotomy of mandible due to temporomandibular joint disease (TMJ), currently rated as 20 percent disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of removal of a foreign body from his right eye, finding that there were no current residuals and that the preexisting refractive error was not related to the inservice injury.

The Board dismissed the motion for revision of a decision denying new and material evidence to reopen a claim based on the character of service due to lack of finality.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an effective date prior to December 16, 1994, for the grant of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied initial compensable ratings for sclerosis of the right and left great toes, as well as a rating in excess of 10 percent for tendinitis of the left foot.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an apportionment of his VA benefits on behalf of his spouse due to insufficient evidence demonstrating financial hardship and because he was reasonably discharging his responsibility for support.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right and left knees, finding that the current evaluations adequately reflect the severity of his disabilities.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits as a helpless child of a veteran due to his current marriage, which disqualifies him from being considered a 'child' under VA regulations.

The veteran's claim for unreimbursed medical expenses from April 1994 to December 1994 was denied because the report of these expenses was not submitted within the required timeframe.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of wounds to his right leg, finding that there is no evidence linking any current disability to his in-service injuries.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for nonservice connected pension benefits, finding that December 18, 1996 was the earliest submission by the veteran indicating he sought entitlement to such benefits.