Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that an effective date of April 30, 1999 is warranted for the award of TDIU due to the veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's tibia and fibula disability, which resulted from a fracture sustained in service, is productive of moderate impairment. The Board has determined that the veteran's condition warrants an initial rating of 20 percent.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's thoracic spine arthritis, effective from the date of the decision.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a lung disorder due to asbestos exposure is being remanded for additional development, including an attempt to locate records from his military service and further medical opinions.

The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for the veteran's left varicocele disability, finding that the evidence did not support such an increase in severity.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left knee conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for postoperative residuals of a medial meniscectomy and traumatic arthritis prior to November 1, 2004. The RO assigned a 30 percent evaluation for the status-post total left knee replacement effective from January 1, 2006.

The Board has determined that the veteran's gastrointestinal disability is not related to his military service and denied the claim.

The VA denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to a disability rating greater than 30 percent for her service-connected bronchiectasis, finding that she did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on incapacitating episodes or pulmonary impairment.

The veteran's compression fracture of the thoracic spine, T-12, is characterized by moderate limitation of motion and demonstrable deformity. The Board has determined that a 20 percent rating for this condition is warranted.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a puncture wound to the left hand are currently evaluated at 20 percent, effective from August 21, 2007. The evaluation is based on current functional impairment.

The Board finds that the veteran's symptoms of dizzy spells are manifestations of his service-connected panic disorder with agoraphobia, warranting service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for treatment purposes for residuals of dental trauma to teeth 8 and 9, finding that the veteran's account of in-service trauma is credible.

The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for joint pain, but denied it due to lack of a diagnosed chronic disability or a relationship with service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's spine disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 40 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for a cardiac disorder, originally claimed as myocardial infarction, secondary to the service-connected disability of anxiety disorder.

The veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred on March 14 and 15, 1996 for severe late post-tonsillectomy bleeding were not authorized by VA. The Board denied payment or reimbursement due to the lack of prior authorization.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim for multiple osteochondromas, finding that there was no evidence of such condition during service and no current medical opinion linking it to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed bronchial pneumonia was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim.

The Board found no credible evidence of asbestos or mustard gas exposure during service, and the veteran's lung disorder is not related to his military service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right iatrogenic pneumothorax, resulting from a lack of proper skill during VA treatment in July 1976, qualifies for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.