Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's lung disorder did not manifest during service or for many years thereafter, and there is no evidence linking it to his military service. Therefore, service connection for a lung disorder is denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right knee disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support ratings higher than the current 20 percent and 10 percent evaluations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current low back disability is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for a back disability.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's lung disability to his military service or his service-connected Hodgkin's disease. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for loss of use of both feet and entitlement to an automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only, finding no evidence of such a condition.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current symptoms of head injury can be attributed, at least in part, to events during his period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) from October 1974 to May 1975. As a result, service connection is granted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including consideration of whether an extraschedular evaluation is warranted due to the impact on his employment.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a missile wound to the right calf are currently rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum available rating under Diagnostic Code 5312. The RO has not granted any additional ratings for other issues.

The Board found that the veteran's residuals of a gunshot wound to the left pectoralis region warranted an increased evaluation from 20 percent to 30 percent.

The veteran's service-connected Osgood-Schlatter's disease of both knees was initially rated at 10 percent. The Board granted a temporary total evaluation for convalescence following right knee surgery and denied increased evaluations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for superficial thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism, finding that these conditions were not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The VA denied the veteran's request for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right tibia based on muscle damage, as the evidence did not show moderately severe muscle damage.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of a head injury with a dissociative reaction.

The Board found that the veteran's left varicocele, despite postoperative treatment, did not result in any significant voiding dysfunction or urinary frequency issues. The pain was chronic but without evidence of bladder control problems.

The Board has determined that the veteran's systemic lupus erythematosus was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty and may not be presumed to have been incurred during service.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's left elbow strain, effective January 8, 2005.

The Board has determined that the veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) warrants a disability rating of 60 percent, effective from September 29, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma is not related to his active service, including any herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's pancreatic cancer was not related to his service or a service-connected disability, and denied both claims for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for an additional VA examination to determine the current nature and extent of his service-connected right (major) ulnar styloid fracture.