Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for basic eligibility for educational assistance under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code is being remanded due to the need for additional development of her service records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for left eye cataract on both direct and aggravation bases, as well as his request for an increased rating. The evidence did not support a finding that the right eye disability aggravated the left eye cataract.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to an effective date prior to March 31, 1998 for the grant of service connection for bilateral dry eye syndrome.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine the primary site of the veteran's death-causing liver cancer and whether it is among the diseases listed in 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e) due to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has denied the claim for an earlier effective date prior to February 19, 2004, for the grant of DIC as there is no legal basis for such a retroactive award.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's right elbow strain and assigned a 10 percent rating. The condition is related to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected gunshot wound residuals of the abdominal wall do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there is no evidence of obstruction or partial obstruction.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral elbow disability, finding that his congenital elbow condition was not aggravated by his time in service.

The Board found that the original grants of service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx and lymph nodes were clearly and unmistakably erroneous due to incorrect application of a statutory presumption, and thus granted severance of these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of the nose or ribs, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's petition to reopen his claim of basic eligibility for VA benefits, finding that new and material evidence had not been received. The RO decision is final as it was based on a denial of service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for celiac sprue and autoimmune ovarian failure as secondary to her service-connected diabetes mellitus, Type I. The medical evidence does not support a causal link between these conditions and her service-connected diabetes.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for right leg, left wrist, and left ankle disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing a lasting worsening of pre-existing conditions.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for his service-connected patellofemoral syndrome of both knees, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of an eye injury and breathing, coughing, spitting up blood, including as a result of asbestos and/or benzene exposure. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current groin rash to his active service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for ulcerative colitis, finding that the condition existed prior to service and did not permanently increase in severity during service. Service connection was granted for sclerosing cholangitis.,Ulcerative colitis is presumed to have existed prior to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board finds that the evidence supports a grant of service connection for residuals of a cold weather injury to the lower extremities, finding it was incurred during active service.