Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye disability secondary to his service-connected left eye disability is not well-grounded. The evidence does not establish a causal relationship between the service-connected left eye disability and the current right eye disabilities.

The veteran's duodenal ulcer and dumping syndrome were granted a 40% disability rating effective April 2, 1996.,Service connection for schizophrenia was established with an effective date of August 7, 1992.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and a throat disorder as secondary to exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange, are not well grounded. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection due to the lack of medical causation.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his postoperative resection medial plica and partial medial meniscectomy of the left knee was granted, with a current evaluation of 20 percent.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for body-wide arthritis. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to a temporary total convalescent rating following hospitalization from June 22, 1998, to July 3, 1998, for service-connected disabilities because there was no competent medical evidence establishing a relationship between the surgeries during that period and his service-connected urethral stricture with prostatitis.

The veteran's service-connected left wrist disability, characterized by a disunited fracture of the left navicular and degenerative joint disease, is rated at 10 percent. The Board found that the current rating adequately reflects the severity of his condition.

The veteran's claims for reimbursement and authorization for future medical expenses are denied. The VA is not responsible for providing in vitro fertilization services, which are prohibited by law.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 20 percent for the veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right proximal thigh, classified as lateral femoral cutaneous nerve damage.

The Board has decided that the case must be remanded due to incomplete medical records and a need for further development.

The VA medical records show that the veteran had decreasing vision due to age-related macular dystrophy, cataracts, and central retinal vein occlusion. The Board found no additional disability or aggravation of disability resulting from VA treatment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling an examination to assess the veteran's knee disabilities due to functional limitation caused by pain.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred on August 10, 1998 were denied as he did not have a service-connected disability and the treatment was not for an aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The Board dismissed the appellant's claim for reimbursement or payment of unauthorized private emergency room treatment in July 1994 due to her failure to respond to requests for information and evidence necessary to make a decision on the merits of her appeal.

The Board has determined that the veteran's rectal cancer, which caused his death in 1986, was not due to service or radiation exposure. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for lung disability based on exposure to Agent Orange, finding that his claim was not well-grounded.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for postoperative residuals of excision of a pterygium of the left eye is denied as his vision in the affected eye does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for disability manifested by memory loss, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, is not well grounded and therefore denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that there was no causal relationship between any service-connected condition and his death.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected mood disorder with dysthymia does not warrant a higher rating, as it did not meet the criteria for ratings of 50 percent or higher. The evidence showed no significant occupational impairment and some social impairment due to chronic facial pain.