Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 27, 2003, for a grant of service connection for residuals of a laceration and surgical repair of the left extensor pollicis longus is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for scarring prior to July 2003 and a compensable evaluation thereafter, finding that the scar was well healed and asymptomatic.

The veteran's service-connected right knee retropatellar femoral pain syndrome is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for actinic keratoses, basal cell carcinomata, and squamous cell carcinoma was denied by the RO. The current effective date is June 27, 2002.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence linking the respiratory disease that caused death to service. New evidence did not establish a new and material link.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin disorder, diagnosed as vitiligo, is not related to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a cerebral aneurysm and denied his increased rating claim for cephalgia. The veteran's service-connected cephalgia is currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board found that the evidence presented since the previous decisions does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for a nasal/sinus disorder. The veteran's claim was denied as new and material evidence has not been presented.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities related to his service, and thus cannot establish service connection for residuals of a right thigh injury or left arm injury.

The veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for endometriosis prior to October 7, 2004 was denied. The issue regarding a rating in excess of 30 percent for the period beginning October 7, 2004 is pending and will be addressed separately.

The Board denied a higher initial evaluation for service-connected status post right inguinal hernia repair, finding that the evidence did not support the assignment of a higher rating due to lack of a well-supported or readily reducible hernia.

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

The veteran claims his right eye vision loss is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The case is being remanded for a VA examination and opinion on the nature and severity of any diagnosed right eye or vision disorder, as well as its relationship to service.

The Board denied service connection for shin splints and injury to legs, finding no current diagnoses of these conditions. The veteran's dental condition was also not found to be service-connected.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for multiple myeloma, finding no evidence of herbicide exposure during service and noting that his condition did not begin in service.

The veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a service-connected disability. The appellant did not meet the criteria for VA death pension benefits, and her application for accrued benefits was submitted outside the one-year filing period.

The Board found that the veteran's service records did not corroborate her alleged inservice stressors and denied her claim for service connection for PTSD.

The veteran's application for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 1606, Title 10, United States Code was denied because the Department of Defense (DOD) did not certify him as eligible for these benefits. The veteran served in the Selected Reserve but his eligibility ended on June 5, 1997.

The veteran is seeking an increased disability rating for his bilateral inguinal hernias, currently rated at 10 percent. The case has been remanded due to conflicting medical findings regarding the right inguinal area.

The Board denied service connection for welding poisoning and a prostate condition, finding no evidence of in-service occurrence or continuity of symptomatology.