Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional vocational rehabilitation training due to her failure to cooperate with VA in developing her case, including failing to attend scheduled psychological and medical examinations.

The veteran's service-connected right inguinal hernia repair is rated at a 10 percent disability rating, the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for Meckel's diverticulum, which was previously denied in March 1952. As a result, the appeal is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional service medical records and personnel records from Camp Lejeune. The claim will be reconsidered on both a direct and presumptive basis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of compression fractures of the thoracic spine with kyphosis and osteophytes warrant a rating of 30 percent, reflecting both moderate limitation of motion and significant muscle spasms.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for rectal cancer due to ionizing radiation, finding that there was no reasonable possibility that his disease resulted from such exposure.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected back strain is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA orthopedic examination and consideration of secondary service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected urethritis, finding that the evidence does not warrant a higher rating based on voiding dysfunction or urinary frequency.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a nasal fracture warrant a 10% disability rating, effective March 6, 1995.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's atypical junctional melanocytic hyperplasia, lentigo maligna of the nose to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The claim is denied.

The Board has granted an effective date of May 1, 1988 for the award of additional compensation for the veteran's spouse. This decision is based on the submission of a certified copy of the veteran's marriage certificate and information concerning his previous marriages.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant did not file a timely substantive appeal from the October 1997 rating decision denying his application to reopen a claim of service connection for arthritis of multiple joints.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, for periods of enrollment prior to November 17, 1996. The decision was based on the regulatory criteria and legal precedent governing eligibility for Chapter 35 education benefits.

The Board has granted a higher rating of 40 percent for DVT of the left leg, effective from January 12, 1998. The veteran's claim for esophagitis is also granted with a 40 percent rating.

The veteran's liver disorder is not service-connected due to the lack of evidence linking it to his military service. The initial evaluation for PTSD remains unchanged.

The veteran's service-connected condition (psychoneurosis) did not meet the criteria for a total disability rating for at least ten years prior to his death, and therefore DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 were denied.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to military service or service-connected chronic prostatitis.

The Board has determined that the earliest effective date for the grant of service connection for partial amputation of the distal phalanx of the left index finger is April 7, 1997.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, finding that his current condition is not related to military service and was initially present prior to enlistment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hypertension does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as his blood pressure readings have not consistently met the criteria for a higher evaluation.