Other conditions Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a ruptured right Achilles tendon as secondary to the service-connected subpatellar chondromalacia of the right knee, with a 100% evaluation effective September 30, 1996.

The veteran was granted service connection for left ventricular dysfunction and assigned a 10% evaluation from June 25, 1990, to January 11, 1998. The rating was increased to 30% effective January 12, 1998.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the 1960 decision that severed service connection for tachycardia, based on evidence showing the condition preexisted service.

The Board found that the veteran's cancer of the rectum was not a result of radiation exposure in service. The claims for numbness of the right arm, ulnar nerve palsy of the right hand, and colon cancer were all denied as new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen them.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a respiratory disorder related to mustard gas exposure or any other condition due to ionizing radiation. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is also denied as there is no evidence of an additional disability resulting from VA treatment.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for tachycardia, finding that no new and material evidence was presented since the September 1992 rating decision.

The VA determined that the veteran's restrictive airways disease does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as there is no evidence of moderate or severe symptoms.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his left knee disorder is not well-grounded and denied. The heart disease, renal failure, and gastroesophageal reflux claims are also denied as unsupported by cognizable evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral retinal detachment, finding that there was no causal relationship between his active duty service and the condition.

The veteran's adenocarcinoma of the prostate, post-operative radical prostatectomy was granted service connection due to new and material evidence showing exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation of his service-connected left tibial exostosis, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board finds no evidence of service trauma leading to a dental disorder and denies the veteran's claim for service connection for dental trauma, as it is not well-grounded.

The veteran's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability due to VA medical treatment was denied by the RO.

The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment in her VA improved death pension benefits, finding that her actions (including reporting in her application that she had not applied for SSA benefits) amounted to misrepresentation and willful failure to disclose a material fact with intent to retain VA benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability, finding no competent medical evidence linking his current disability to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for stomach cancer and Leydig cell tumor of the left testicle, finding no new and material evidence presented to reopen the stomach cancer claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for dependency and indemnity compensation, improved nonservice-connected death pension benefits, and burial benefits due to lack of evidence supporting her claims. The cause of the veteran's death was not service-connected, and she did not meet income requirements for improved nonservice-connected death pension.

The Board has determined that the veteran's traumatic arthritis of the right elbow is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's cardiac arrhythmias and multiple joint pain were not incurred in or aggravated during his military service. His osteoarthritis of various joints may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.