Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for dizziness, a rash on the arms and feet, numbness of the feet, a toenail disorder, and lumbosacral strain as secondary to exposure to herbicide agents.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for his service-connected residuals of tendon graft, fifth finger of the right hand. The condition is currently rated at 40 percent disabling.

The veteran's claim for service connection for colds and a sinus disability due to residuals of the right parotid gland was granted. His claim for an increased rating for residuals of the resection of the right parotid gland was also granted, with a current evaluation of 100%.

The veteran died from lung cancer, which was not service-connected. The Board found that the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death is not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral foot disorder and right leg disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability or link to service. The claim for reopening the left leg disorder was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, finding no plausible relationship between the condition and his military service. The appeal for educational assistance under Chapter 35 was also denied.

The VA determined that the current evaluation of 10 percent for gastroduodenal irritability does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral defective hearing. The issue of service connection for bilateral defective vision remains unresolved as the veteran's claim is not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is well grounded. The evidence supports a finding that the veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his military service, and the death certificate indicates that his fatal colonic adenocarcinoma was due to such exposure.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected post traumatic stress disorder warrants a 30 percent disability rating. The claim for lumbar and thoracic scoliosis with occult spina bifida is well-grounded, as new evidence has been submitted to reopen it.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for an upper respiratory disorder.

The Board denied service connection for postoperative residuals of a supernumerary digit on the right foot, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by service and was a congenital defect.

The veteran's claim for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes was denied as he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without providing good cause.

The Board has determined that the veteran's arthritis of the hands is not shown to have incurred in or be aggravated by his active military service, nor is it shown to be secondary to his service-connected burn scars. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current arthritis resulted from his service-connected burns.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of left hip degenerative joint disease as there was no competent medical evidence linking his current disability to an in-service injury or disease.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected schizoaffective disorder is being remanded due to the need for a comprehensive VA psychiatric examination to distinguish symptoms and impairment attributable to the service-connected condition from any nonservice-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected amputation of the left great toe does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, as it did not involve removal of the metatarsal head. The current 10% disability rating is upheld.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cyclothymic disorder warrants a 70 percent disability evaluation, reflecting significant occupational and social impairment.

The veteran's appeal regarding an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for hypertensive retinopathy with field defect was dismissed as there was no timely filed substantive appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bullous lung disease and pneumothorax, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.