Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to a withdrawal request by the appellant's authorized representative.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and he did not meet the criteria for burial benefits as his body was not held by a state or national cemetery. The claim is denied.

The Board denied service connection for mixed mold mycotoxicosis and toxic encephalopathy, finding no current evidence of these conditions. The Veteran's lingual edema was not currently shown.,Mixed mold mycotoxicosis and toxic encephalopathy were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's service-connected social phobia has resulted in occupational and social impairment, but not to the extent that would warrant a higher rating.

The Board determined that the appellant is not eligible for VA death benefits as he did not become permanently incapable of self-support before reaching the age of 18 years.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left fifth finger disability, as the provided evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for another VA examination to determine the nature and severity of his service-connected porphyria cutanea tarda.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hammer toes of the left and right feet have been denied as there is no evidence to support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of removal of a pituitary tumor are not manifested by three crises or five or more episodes during any year, throughout the period on appeal. Therefore, he is not entitled to a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Board determined that the character of the Appellant's May 13, 1970 discharge from military service bars payment of monetary veterans' compensation and pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed skin disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred.

The Board finds that the Veteran's low back disorder was incurred in, or caused by, his military service and grants service connection for a low back disorder.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the appellant's service-connected basal cell carcinoma, currently rated at 30 percent. The disability involves skin lesions with scarring from removal and covers five to seven percent of exposed and total skin area without use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable initial rating for his service-connected right inguinal hernia, finding that the evidence did not show it was postoperative or recurrent and well-supported by truss or belt.

The Veteran's shell fragment wound to the right thigh resulted in a moderate disability, warranting an initial compensable evaluation of 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal for a non-service connected pension was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected avulsion of the right nasi ala results in nasal congestion obstructing 75 percent of his nasal passage, warranting a 10% disability rating.

The Board has granted service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is linked to his exposure to Agent Orange during active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disorder and larynx cancer were not incurred or aggravated by service, and may not be presumed to have been so incurred.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for a left leg disorder, fungus of the feet, anxiety with depression, back disorder, PTSD, seizure disorder, left ankle disorder, neck and shoulder disorder, removal of gall bladder, and bilateral knee disorder. The RO's decisions are final based on the evidence then of record.