Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected somatoform disorder and conversion disorder, finding that his occupational and social impairment was primarily due to nonservice-connected dementia.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for cause of death due to pancreatic cancer, finding that there was no new and material evidence submitted. The veteran's pancreatic cancer is not presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that further development is required before the issue of entitlement to service connection for dysthymic disorder can be decided on the merits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his shell fragment wound to the left arm and gunshot wound to the right leg, finding that the current evaluations of 20% were appropriate based on static disability levels since 1971.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 6, 1998, for the grant of service connection for multiple myeloma secondary to herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder, including due to exposure to Agent Orange. The case is therefore reopened.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a left thumb injury or entitlement to an increased evaluation for lower urinary tract syndrome with symptoms of outlet obstruction and epididymal and scrotal pain. The current evaluations are deemed appropriate.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the residuals of an injury to the right Achilles tendon and granted it based on evidence showing that the condition had its onset in service.

The veteran is seeking an increased evaluation for his service-connected duodenal ulcer, status post partial gastrectomy. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's skin rash to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has vacated the previous denial of service connection for residuals of meningitis and remanded the case to allow further development, including obtaining medical records from VA and non-VA providers.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional improved death pension benefits for 1995 based on unreimbursed medical expenses, finding that the expenses were not timely submitted.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current visual disorder, described as diplopia. The evidence shows subjective complaints of diplopia during service but no objective evidence of this condition at any time.

The Board has found that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for a nervous disorder. The case is being remanded for further development of records.

The Board has granted a 30% rating for the veteran's service-connected left knee disability effective March 7, 2000. The previous ratings were found to be appropriate.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected coccidioidomycosis is currently asymptomatic and does not warrant an increased evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis, finding no objective evidence of arthritis during or after service and concluding that there is no basis to presume its occurrence. The veteran's lay statements were not supported by objective medical evidence.

The VA has determined that the veteran's bilateral impaired hearing does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating from the effective date of service connection to the present.

The Board has denied service connection for hallux valgus of the right foot with degenerative joint disease, but granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right hip. The veteran's right hip condition is currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluations for onychomycosis of the toenails and residuals of a fractured jaw, finding that the evidence did not support ratings higher than the current 10 percent evaluations.