Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's multiple scars, residuals of multiple facial lacerations, meet the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7800.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for PTSD based on new evidence, but finds that the veteran does not have PTSD related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's fifth finger injury was not caused or aggravated by an incident in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied increased ratings for cold injury residuals of both the right and left feet, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's squamous and basal cell carcinoma were granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective February 6, 2006, with an extraschedular evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of cold injuries of both lower extremities, and concluded that degenerative joint disease is not related to service connection.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's service-connected deviated nasal septum, finding that there was no evidence of 50 percent obstruction on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.

The veteran died in January 1991 and was not service-connected for any disability during his lifetime. The Board denied the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 as he did not meet the criteria of having a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for at least 10 years prior to death or would have established such right but for CUE in an adjudication.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have additional disability due to VA treatment provided in April 2000, and therefore compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The appellant is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of her husband's death. The Board has determined that there may be missing or misplaced records in the claims file, and therefore remands the case to locate these records.

The Board found that the achy joints were not related to service, an undiagnosed illness, or a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right elbow condition is related to service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disability, finding that no new and material evidence had been received. The appeal regarding compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was also denied.

The veteran seeks service connection for herpes simplex virus encephalitis, which he contends is related to his Bell's palsy. The VA examiner could not conclusively rule in or out a diagnosis of herpes simplex virus encephalitis and stated that the medical literature did not provide data estimating the likelihood that a given episode of Bell's palsy is caused by a herpes virus.

The veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the pharynx, squamous cell carcinoma of sinuses, and soft tissue sarcoma is being remanded due to a need for additional medical examination.

The Board has determined that the duodenal ulcers are not related to the service-connected PTSD and therefore denied the claim for secondary service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits because her late husband did not have qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, as determined by the National Personnel Records Center.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for a right side jaw condition, to include residuals of an infection and dental surgery due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities, finding no new and material evidence to reopen either claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of a laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.