Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for residuals of head injury and a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's gunshot wound to the right index finger.

The veteran's condition has been rated as 20 percent disabling for thoracic outlet syndrome with cephalalgia since December 16, 1988. The Board found that the evaluation of this disability is not warranted in excess of 20 percent.

The veteran's minimal chronic laryngeal changes are presumed to have been incurred in service due to his qualifying full body mustard gas exposure. Service connection is granted for this condition. However, the veteran's actinic keratoses are not presumed to be related to mustard gas exposure and are denied as a claim of secondary service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased initial ratings for his service-connected patella femoral syndrome of the right and left knees, finding that an increase in disability severity did not warrant a higher rating prior to December 8, 1998, or subsequent to that date.

The Board has determined that the appellant's degenerative joint disease and scoliosis of the cervical and thoracic spine are proximately due to or the result of a service-connected left clavicle fracture.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right femur disability does not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 10 percent evaluation.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a prostate disability due to lack of evidence of current existence of such disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of fracture of the nose, consisting of a deviated nasal septum, warrants restoration of a 10 percent rating for the period from June 1, 1981, through September 30, 1982. For the current evaluation, the Board has determined that a 10 percent rating is warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected calluses of the bilateral feet, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The veteran's claim for service connection for osteomyelitis of the left femur was denied in August 1959. The Board dismissed the appeal because the notice of disagreement was not timely filed.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected left hip total replacement residuals is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development.

The veteran died from a non-service-connected cause and did not meet the criteria for burial benefits as he was not in receipt of service-connected disability compensation at any time, nor had a pending claim. The appeal is denied.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a bilateral ear disorder and finds that it is well-grounded. The veteran's current hearing loss is related to his military service, resulting in a grant of service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral foot condition. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current skin disorders to service or any incident of active duty, including claimed exposure to herbicide agents. The claim is denied.

The veteran died from non-service-connected causes and was not in receipt of VA benefits at the time of death, so burial benefits are denied.

The veteran's claim for restoration of a 50 percent rating for his service-connected right forearm disability, which was previously reduced to 10 percent in September 1998, is denied.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied as he did not meet the eligibility requirements due to his service not occurring during a period of war or the Persian Gulf War.

The June 1956 RO rating decision denied an increased evaluation for the left eye disability, finding no CUE in assigning a zero percent evaluation based on aggravation.

The veteran's claim for service connection for Raynaud's phenomenon was denied because new and material evidence had not been submitted. His claim for an increased rating for subarachnoid hemorrhage residuals was also denied.