Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right foot injury, which caused him to be sedentary and limit his activities, contributed substantially or materially to his death from a frontoparietal cerebrovascular accident and aspiration pneumonia. As such, the cause of death is deemed to have been incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board finds that the veteran is not entitled to service connection for loss of teeth other than teeth 7 and 8 due to dental trauma in service, as he has already received treatment for these teeth. The veteran's claim for additional treatment for missing or extracted teeth is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have an eye disability related to disease or injury during his active service. The claim for service connection for PTSD is denied.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing, as requested by the veteran. The overpayment issue will be addressed at that time.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis is not related to his claimed cardiovascular disorder, hiatal hernia, or spinal disability (other than the intervertebral disc syndrome for which service connection had already been established). Therefore, these claims are denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a concussion and for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities, including residuals of chest shrapnel wound with multiple foreign bodies and residuals of shrapnel injury to the head. The effective date issue was also denied.

The veteran's adjustment disorder has been rated at 30 percent since April 30, 2007. The effective date remains to be determined as the RO assigned this rating based on a VA examination report showing worsening symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and providing the appellant with proper notice. The cause of death claim will be reconsidered based on new evidence.

The veteran is granted a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes due to his inability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment because of nonservice-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right colectomy, including as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board denied service connection for an enlarged prostate due to lack of evidence linking it to service or Agent Orange exposure. The claim for impotency secondary to hypertension was remanded but not fully addressed, resulting in a mixed disposition.

The Board found that the veteran's macular degeneration was not incurred or aggravated by service, and it is not proximately due to his service-connected vascular hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's skin condition, including pityriasis rosea, finding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left ear disability is not related to his military service and denied both his claim for service connection as well as his request for a higher initial evaluation for residuals of a right hand laceration.

The Board has granted service connection for arthritic changes of the index and middle fingers of the right hand. The initial compensable evaluation for status-post chip fracture of the right fourth finger distal phalanx is remanded to consider multiple digits involvement.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability of the back, with neurological impairment of the lower extremities, as a result of VA surgical treatment in June 1983 and February 1984.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability of the back, with neurological impairment of the lower extremities, as a result of VA surgical treatment in June 1983 and February 1984.

The veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder was initially rated at 30 percent from June 1, 2000 to January 23, 2004. From January 23, 2004, the RO assigned a 50 percent rating based on his major depressive disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's fatigue is not due to an undiagnosed illness and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board granted DIC benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the veteran's death due to VA medical treatment, rendering moot the appellant's claims for DIC based on service connection and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1310 and 1318.