Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's pre-existing hematuria was not aggravated by his active military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's digestive system disability, primarily manifested by mild epigastric discomfort, nausea, belching, sour brash, acid reflux and nocturnal burning, is productive of considerable impairment of health. The Board finds that the disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 16, 1994 for the grant of disability benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a cerebrovascular accident with homonymous hemianopsia resulting from VA medical treatment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of herpes zoster, finding that the disability did not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's left lung disorder is not related to service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that his current condition began during or was caused by his military service.

The Board has granted the veteran's waiver request for overpayment of disability pension benefits, finding that recovery would be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current schizoaffective disorder was first manifested during his period of service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found no evidence to support a service connection for the veteran's nasal disability, as it concluded that any current condition is not related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for back disability (claimed as arachnoiditis) and gastrointestinal disability. The decision found that there was no competent evidence linking these conditions to service or any event therein.

The Board has determined that hyperlipidemia, a laboratory finding, is not a disability for which service connection may be granted.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a right elbow and hand disability secondary to his service-connected right shoulder disability.

The veteran's death was due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, but the appeal is dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints, including bilateral feet, ankles, hips, hands, left knee, lumbosacral and cervical spine. The evidence does not support a causal relationship to service, particularly his cold injuries in Korea.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left hand are currently manifested by complaints of numbness and pain between the middle and ring fingers, as well as grip weakness. The evaluation is granted at 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's posttraumatic exostosis of the right calcaneo-cuboid joint causes marked limitation of motion, warranting a 20 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a compression fracture at C7 do not meet or approximate the criteria for an increased rating beyond the current 40 percent assigned.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's bilateral inguinal hernia repairs, currently rated at 20 percent. The condition is manifested by occasional pain and no current evidence of active hernias or abscesses.

The Board has granted a higher rating of 60 percent for the veteran's service-connected pneumothorax, finding that his FEV-1 score was between 40 and 55 percent of predicted value post-bronchodilatation.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than May 4, 1998, for the grant of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. Section 1151 and special monthly compensation for blindness in the left eye is denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, as the claim has become moot.