Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for post-operative residuals of an osteochondroma of the right first rib area, resulting in a denial.

The veteran's pension was initially terminated due to income exceeding the maximum allowed by law. The Board has ordered a recalculation of his income and will determine if he continues to qualify for nonservice-connected pension at the housebound rate.

The Board has remanded the case for a travel board hearing at Bay Pines, Florida.

The veteran's severe burn injury to his right leg occurred while he was undergoing training for a sawing apprenticeship program authorized by VA. The claim is denied as the veteran did not participate in a VA rehabilitation or compensated work therapy program at the time of the injury.

The Board denied the appellant's claim seeking service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between the veteran's bone cancer and exposure to herbicides during his military service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected PTSD is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral dry eye syndrome is related to his active service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for congenital fusion, C4-C5, effective February 7, 2004.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of ulcers and therefore, service connection for ulcers is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by his service-connected conditions and concluded that there is no evidence of negligence in VA treatment. Therefore, the claim for service connection for cause of death was denied.

The Board has determined that the current evidence is inadequate to rate the veteran's service-connected burn scar and associated muscle disability, and thus remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, finding that there is no evidence linking any current disability to an in-service injury other than his already service-connected fracture of the nose.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions attributable to his period of service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for seborrheic keratosis and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right ear hearing loss. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a finding of service connection or entitlement to increased rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for his service-connected right little finger and right thumb disabilities, finding that they did not warrant a rating in excess of zero percent.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, ALS, was not related to his military service and therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO level.

The Board found that a chronic disability of the left upper extremity was not present during active duty or for many years thereafter and is not otherwise related to such service. The veteran's current disability of the left upper extremity is not linked to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to March 22, 2000 and a higher initial rating for CREST syndrome.