Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a left eye disorder, finding that there is no legal basis to grant secondary service connection due to lack of established service connection for a right eye disability.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for VA nonservice-connected pension benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral eye disabilities, finding that his current conditions are not related to his active military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a laceration of the left hand with residual neurological damage and loss of muscular substance of the thenar eminence, do not warrant higher ratings or a TDIU based on these conditions.

The veteran's TDIU claim is granted due to the service-connected heart condition resulting from VA medical treatment in October 1995, which prevents him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board found no evidence of a left leg and foot injury during service, leading to the denial of service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for restoration of a total rating based on individual unemployability, finding that his entitlement was rightly terminated due to an error of commission.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a psychophysiological GI disorder or non-ulcer dyspepsia with reflux that was incurred during military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected low back disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The evidence received since the February 1989 rating decision does not provide new and material evidence to reopen his claim of a liver disorder, and he did not have a diagnosed liver condition during service or at any time thereafter.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, including ovarian cysts present prior to this surgery. The evidence did not show a link between her gynecological problems and service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral defective hearing, which was previously denied in September 1948. The veteran is now entitled to have his claim reviewed on its merits.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The veteran engaged in combat with the enemy during his service in Vietnam, which supports his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a foot disorder to include blisters, finding no evidence of current disability and noting that the only reported incident of blistering occurred during active duty.

The Board found no basis to warrant a compensable rating for the veteran's service-connected chronic prostatitis with urethritis, as the symptoms were not related to this condition.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected right bunionectomy with mild hammertoe deformity and a 20 percent evaluation for his left bunionectomy with mild hammertoe deformity, effective from August 16, 1994.

The veteran has withdrawn his claims for increased ratings for residuals of fractures of the left and right elbows, effectively dismissing these issues.

The Board has determined that it is proper to recoup the veteran's separation pay from his VA disability compensation, as required by law.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, leukemia and colon cancer, were not service-connected. The evidence did not support presumptive service connection based on exposure to herbicides or as a result of active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a 60 percent rating for his post-operative residuals of a herniated nucleus pulposus since March 19, 2001.