Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the request to increase the evaluation for post-concussion syndrome, finding that the veteran failed to report for required VA examinations and had not established a static disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including an examination to determine if the veteran's current right hand and finger disorders are related to service. The issue of entitlement to service connection remains pending.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for a rating greater than 20 percent for postoperative residuals of a right patella fracture, finding that his condition did not warrant such an increase.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestional disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support the claim and that the symptoms were not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the preponderance of evidence is against finding a chronic right foot disability present in service or within one year following separation from active duty, and therefore denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of injury to the right foot.

The Board denied service connection for a right leg disability, finding no current chronic right leg disability and noting the veteran's consistent denial of any such condition. Service connection was granted for left leg and left hip injury.

The Board found that there was no evidence to support the claim of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for polymyositis resulting from VA treatment, as the medical records did not indicate a failure on the part of VA personnel in diagnosing or treating the condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral leg pain as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus, finding that there is no evidence of a left leg disability and that the right leg pain is vascular in nature.

The Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's current nerve disability of the arms is related to his active duty service. The case will be returned for further review.

The Board found that the appellant's deceased husband did not have recognized service with the U.S. Armed Forces, and therefore was not a veteran for purposes of establishing entitlement to VA death benefits.

The Board has determined that there is no competent persuasive medical evidence showing the veteran's HIV/AIDS is related to his active service or to any periods of active duty for training or inactive duty for training. Therefore, the claim for service connection for HIV/AIDS is denied.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a chronic disability manifested by a cough in service or related to service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for left eye disability and narcolepsy, both related to in-service facial trauma. The claim for increased evaluation of post-operative residuals of left shoulder rotator cuff and glenoid tears is pending as the rating assigned was not provided.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The appellant is not eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits as he has no active military service.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for a total rating on the basis of individual unemployability due to service-connected disability with an effective date of September 20, 2000.

The veteran is seeking service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy, including incontinence. The case has been remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and treatment records.

The Board found that the veteran's mood disorder, rated at 30 percent under Diagnostic Code 9435, does not warrant a higher evaluation as it is manifested by moderate symptomatology and GAF scores ranging from 55 to 60.