Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found the veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD to be well grounded and granted it.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a left hand disability other than a scar about the index finger, and denied service connection for any other left hand condition. The skin disorder claim is pending further development.

The Board has granted service connection for a liver disability, finding that the evidence supports this determination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his torn medial meniscus of the right knee disability, currently rated at 10 percent. The evidence showed slight limitation of motion and degenerative changes but no functional impairment that would warrant a higher rating.

The veteran's right lower extremity shell fragment wound residuals are manifested by severe disability with associated easy fatigability, cramping on use, and weakness. The Board has determined that the criteria for a 30 percent rating for right lower extremity shell fragment wound residuals, muscle group XV, are met.

The Board granted an increased rating of 40 percent for a postoperative appendectomy and umbilical hernia repair, effective from May 1, 1993. Attorney fees are eligible based on past-due benefits resulting from this decision.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the service-connected stress reaction of the left patella, finding that the current 10 percent rating adequately compensates the veteran's disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected urticaria does not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent, as there is no evidence of ulceration or extensive exfoliation or crusting. The current symptoms are considered to be within the scope of a 30 percent evaluation.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a duodenal ulcer.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral sensorineural deafness did not warrant a compensable evaluation based on recent audiometric test results.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral aortoiliac occlusive disease, finding that his claim was not well grounded due to lack of medical evidence linking the condition to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection of a respiratory disorder, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's injuries were caused by his own willful misconduct, as evidenced by his high blood alcohol content and erratic driving behavior.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of disability compensation benefits, concluding that collection would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has granted a 10% evaluation for the veteran's service-connected IgA nephropathy, which is considered mildly symptomatic with occasional proteinuria and red blood cells in the urine.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing disorder is not well grounded, and thus denied.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of any residuals from the shrapnel wounds to the eyes, arms, hands, and chest. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board denied compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional neurological symptoms in the left upper extremity following VA surgery, finding no causal connection between the surgery and the development of these symptoms. The claim for an increased rating for residuals of a gunshot wound was also denied.

The VA denied the appellant's claims for secondary service connection for lymphoma and a gastric ulcer condition, both of which were related to her husband's service-connected right shoulder disorder.

The Board found that there is no competent evidence of a nexus between post-service complaints related to the left eye and findings of conjunctivitis and vitreous floaters noted during active service, thus denying the claim for service connection.