Other conditions Board decisions

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's bilateral chondromalacia patella disability was incurred as a result of service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's hiatal hernia with peptic ulcer disease and Barrett's esophagitis is currently rated at 30 percent, while the post-ventral hernia repair received a noncompensable rating prior to January 28, 1998, and a 20 percent rating from that date onwards.

The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of a laceration to the left ring finger, but denied secondary service connection for contracture of the left palm and not well grounded service connection for an ulcer disease.

The Board found that the veteran's arthritis of the back is not related to his service-connected bilateral calcaneal spurs and thus denied his claim.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is service-connected, and thus grants his claim for PTSD.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current urethral strictures and hydronephrosis are not caused or aggravated by treatment for lymphoma in service, as no chemotherapy was received.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's duodenal ulcer, finding that his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating schedule.

The Board found no evidence of a well-grounded claim for service connection due to the lack of in-service hearing loss or sensorineural hearing loss within one year after discharge, and concluded that there is no link between current hearing impairment and prior service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's impotence is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes and arteriosclerosis, granting service connection for this condition.

The veteran's former spouse has appealed the amount of the apportionment, and this claim must be held in abeyance until a decision on her appeal is made. The veteran's request for a Travel Board hearing at the RO was not addressed.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a tonsillectomy do not meet the criteria for an increased rating, as there is no objective clinical evidence of residual ear or throat disability from the operation. The veteran's complaints and symptoms are associated with other nonservice-connected respiratory problems.

The Board has found the claim to be well grounded and remanded for further development, including a VA examination. The veteran's peptic ulcer disease is claimed as secondary to his service-connected right shoulder disability.

The veteran's arthritis of the left foot, residuals of a fracture of the left cuboid and middle cuneiform bones, is currently rated at 10 percent.,The veteran's residuals of a fracture of the left femur with intramedullary rod are currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has granted the application to reopen the claim of service connection for gout and found it well grounded. The claim of service connection for PTSD is also considered well grounded. However, the evaluation for a low back disability remains in appellate status.

The Board found that the veteran's left ear defective hearing did not develop in service and is not related to acoustic trauma. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological disability of the back as secondary to his service-connected right below-knee amputation is not well grounded and therefore denied.

The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for tardive dyskinesia was denied by the Board.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's service-connected disabilities to his death from leukemia, and denied the claim of service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his left ureteropelvic junction obstruction and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran's right arm disability was not caused by his October 1993 VA surgery and denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.