Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for vision impairment and fungal infection of the feet, finding no competent medical evidence to support these claims.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a personality disorder was denied because there is no evidence showing that the condition originated during or as a result of his military service, and specifically, no evidence linking it to any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a disability of his lower teeth, finding that there was no evidence to support the claim and thus it was not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating of more than 40 percent for his service-connected left eye disability, finding that he is blind in only one eye and thus not eligible for a higher rating.

The Board has determined that a rating in excess of 20 percent is not warranted for the veteran's right ankle disorder, and an effective date of July 17, 1996, for the award of a 10 percent evaluation for service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right fibula is granted.

The Board has remanded the case to address whether the claim for service connection for PTSD is well grounded in light of the additional evidence submitted by the veteran, including a January 1997 VA hospitalization discharge summary which reflected in part a diagnosis of PTSD.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a lung disorder but denied it on the merits. The incisional hernia claim was also denied.

The Board found no current left eye disability related to the veteran's inservice facial burns and resultant service-connected conditions, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for nosebleeds and coughing up blood due to asbestos exposure as it was not well-grounded.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral optic nerve Drusen with secondary optic atrophy and loss of peripheral vision did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 60 percent, as his visual acuity was no worse than 20/25 in both eyes and his average concentric contraction of visual fields was between 13-51 degrees on the right eye and 26-55 degrees on the left eye. The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation was therefore denied.

The VA has granted service connection for traumatic tarsal tunnel syndrome of the right foot and assigned a 20 percent disability evaluation effective February 1, 1992. The veteran's symptoms have not met criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the claims for increased rating for malaria, CUE claim regarding the reduction of disability rating from 10 percent to noncompensable in July 1947, and service connection for a psychiatric disability secondary to malaria. The decision also noted that there was no evidence of active disease or relapse since June 1946.

The Board found that the veteran's current stomach, skin, and dental conditions are not related to his period of active service. The claims for these conditions were therefore denied as not well grounded.

The Board in December 1997 denied service connection for memory dysfunction due to alcohol abuse, but the decision is found to contain clear and unmistakable error.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's acquired skin disorder and pulmonary disorder, finding that there was no evidence of exposure to mustard gas during service and insufficient medical evidence linking current conditions to such exposure.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for bilateral defective hearing, finding that new and material evidence was not presented to support the claim.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, but granted an increased rating for the right great toenail. The decision is mixed as it addresses both issues.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as insufficient medical evidence linking the veteran's terminal cancer to his military service or service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted, allowing the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for ulcers to be reopened. The claim is also considered well-grounded.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to deficiencies in the December 1994 examination, including a lack of compliance with instructions to ensure that an examiner who had not previously examined the veteran was available and all indicated studies were performed.