Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for residuals of trauma, left eye as the accident that caused the injury did not occur during a period of ACDUTRA.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10 percent rating for his left ankle disorder, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the prior reduction of his disability rating.

The Board remands the case to obtain further medical input regarding the relationship between the veteran's prostate cancer and his service-connected retained metallic shrapnel in his prostate gland, specifically addressing whether the veteran's prostate cancer was aggravated by an inability to undergo radiation therapy or a delay in diagnosis due to the presence of the shrapnel.

The veteran's right fourth finger fracture residuals do not warrant a compensable rating as there is no amputation or extremely unfavorable ankylosis of the finger.

The case is remanded for additional development to determine the nature and extent of the veteran's left arm shrapnel wound residuals.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran was granted a separate compensable rating for the scar associated with the left inguinal hernia repair, and service connection was established for loss of the left testicle as secondary to the service-connected hernia repair.

The Board found that the veteran's duodenal ulcer did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to December 1, 2006, and did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 40 percent as of December 1, 2006.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg disorder was denied as there is no evidence of current right leg pathology beyond that already service-connected. The TDIU claim was also denied as the veteran does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating.

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his stomach adenocarcinoma was related to his active duty service.

The appeal was denied as the law dictates that the proper effective date for an award of DIC for the deceased veteran's child is August 20, 2004.

The Board denied service connection for chronic sinus infections due to allergies as the condition preexisted service and there was no evidence of an increase in severity during active duty.

The veteran's grandchild, B.M.H., adopted by the appellant after the veteran's death, may not be recognized as the veteran's adopted child for VA purposes.

The veteran is granted reimbursement or payment for unauthorized private medical expenses incurred at Weiser Memorial Hospital on February 4, 2004.

The veteran's testicular cancer, CVA and subdural hematoma are service-connected.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 17, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for postoperative residuals of esophageal cancer, secondary to his service-connected duodenal ulcer.

The veteran is not entitled to retroactive disability compensation in an amount equal to the 100 percent rate, in effect in June 2004, for the period from February 1, 1995, to November 30, 2003.

The veteran's claim for a TDIU benefit due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for an appropriate VA examination.

The Board denied the appellant's petitions to reopen claims for service connection for the veteran's cause of death, entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), and entitlement to accrued benefits due to a lack of new and material evidence.