Other conditions Board decisions

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected otitis media of the left ear, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right shoulder disability warrants a 20 percent evaluation, effective January 27, 1994.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed because his death made the appeal moot.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's post-operative prostate adenocarcinoma residuals, finding that his disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on voiding dysfunction or renal dysfunction.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for calluses on both feet, which was previously denied in October 1954.

The Board denied a compensable initial disability rating for the service-connected fracture of the distal phalanx of the fourth finger of the left hand, finding no evidence of ankylosis or other functional loss.

The Board has restored the veteran's rating for residuals of a fracture of the right tibia and fibula from 30 percent to 10 percent, effective July 1, 2001.

The veteran's service-connected arthritis of the right third digit is rated at 10 percent since October 3, 1997. The rating for residuals of a tendon injury to the right fourth and fifth digits remains at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the RO's March 1981, September 1981, and October 1981 rating decisions denying service connection for cause of death were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous. The appellant is entitled to DIC but with an effective date of September 30, 1997.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of residuals from a back injury and granted it, finding that new evidence supports the case.

The veteran's service-connected scotomata, residuals of burns, are now rated at the highest available rating (70 percent), effective from the date of the decision.

The Board finds that the veteran's blood disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, and thus denied both his claims for service connection and an increased rating.

Since July 16, 1994, the veteran's left lower extremity gunshot wound residuals have not met the schedular requirements for a rating in excess of 30.

The Board found no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran's left leg disability was incurred or aggravated during military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that [redacted] is the last-named principal beneficiary and entitled to the proceeds of the veteran's NSLI policy.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, AIDS and malnutrition, was not related to service or a service-connected disability. The appellant's claims were denied.

The Board has granted a higher disability rating for the appellant's gunshot wound to the right arm, currently rated at 40 percent.

The veteran withdrew his appeal, and the case is dismissed without prejudice.

The Board determined that the veteran's injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on January 1, 1966 were due to his own willful misconduct and therefore not incurred in the line of duty. As a result, service connection for residuals of left ear injury and right ring finger injury was denied.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's postoperative intermediate phalangectomy and condylectomy of the proximal phalanx of the fifth toe of the right foot, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.