Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for right hip strain with cartilage thinning and degenerative joint disease of the right index finger. Service connection is denied for arthritis of both hands and bilateral elbow disability, as well as erectile dysfunction.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for herpes, effective July 8, 2002. The Veteran's herpes is currently manifested by involvement of 18 to 24 percent of the entire body or 18 to 24 percent of exposed areas affected.

The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for lower thoracic spine strain with convex scoliosis at L3-L4, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted. The evidence considered did not relate a current back disability to service or a service-connected bilateral foot disability.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability has been rated at 10 percent since March 2008, but the current evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and an increased rating for residuals of a laceration to the right hand with residual scar and limitation of motion of the right little finger. The Veteran's claim for service connection for neuropathy of the upper extremities was granted in May 2011, but he did not file a notice of disagreement regarding the assigned rating.

The Board found that the Veteran's HIV did not have its onset in service and is not related to a disease or injury incurred in active service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen his service connection claim for poliomyelitis has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for an increase in the rating for his residuals of a right eye injury was granted, with a 10 percent rating effective June 13, 2010. No higher rating is warranted as there is no evidence of loss of visual acuity or visual field.

The Veteran's service-connected shell fragment wounds of the legs are rated at 10 percent from February 10, 2006 onwards.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further adjudication of whether the overpayment was validly created.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of sling paralysis of the left arm, manifested by a resting tremor, finding that such disability is related to active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection as his current bilateral foot disorder is not shown to be related to his active military service.

The case is being remanded for additional development due to inadequate examination reports and the need for a new opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Crohn's disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for memory loss as secondary to irritable bowel syndrome (diarrhea due to undiagnosed illness) because there is no medical evidence or opinion suggesting a relationship between the memory loss and the service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and service connection was denied. The appeal is not about service connection at all, as the issues are related to rating criteria.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected pleural effusion did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from aspiration pneumonia.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current residuals of head trauma are due to aggravation during military service, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left-sided weakness disorder is related to her active duty for training (ACDUTRA) service in October 1999, and thus grants service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's dysthymic disorder is presumed to have had its clinical onset during her period of active service, and thus granted service connection for this condition.