Other conditions Board decisions

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected dermatophytosis, which involves tinea pedis and onychomycosis of his feet and hands, warrants a 10 percent rating. The condition does not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to lack of constant exudation or extensive lesions.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for residuals of injury to Muscle Group XXII, effective as of the date of this decision. The current rating for neck scars remains at 10 percent.

The veteran's service-connected hiatal hernia with reflux, gastritis and duodenitis is currently rated at 30 percent. The esophageal stricture is also rated at 30 percent.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected postoperative left tarsal tunnel syndrome with arthritis, finding that it is manifested by moderate neuritis.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for narcolepsy is not well-grounded and denied the claim.

The veteran's service-connected pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema were granted a 60 percent rating effective November 24, 1988.

The Board has denied the claim of service connection for insomnia as not well grounded due to a lack of competent medical evidence showing an underlying disability responsible for the veteran's complaint of insomnia.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of dyspepsia or chronic indigestion, and thus his claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's bilateral varicose veins, which is more favorable to his claim under the old version of the regulations.

The Board found that the veteran's skin disability did not have its onset in service and is not related to his military service. The evidence showed a history of recurrent skin conditions, but no chronic condition was shown during service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by VA medical treatment, and thus denied the claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the veteran's residuals of fractures of the nasal and left maxillary sinus bones, status post rhinoplasty, did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The VA determined that the veteran's condition warranted a higher rating of 20 percent for his compression fracture of T7 vertebra, effective as of the date of decision.

The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA Section 306 improved death pension benefits, finding that the overpayment was not due to fraud and that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for an inner ear disorder due to new evidence submitted, but it is unclear whether this condition was incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic disorder manifested by chest pain, finding that there is no evidence showing an incurrence or aggravation of a cardiac disorder in service and no nexus between any disease incurred in service and current symptoms.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right hip disorder is not service-connected and his claims for increased evaluations of shrapnel wound injuries to the right leg and postoperative saphenous vein thrombosis are denied. The veteran's total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the anus is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected multiple internal and external hemorrhoids, granting him service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected compression fractures of the thoracic spine is being remanded due to improper application of VA rating criteria.

The Board found that the veteran's basal cell carcinoma was not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service, and it is not related to exposure to ionizing radiation during service.