Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a back injury cannot be granted as there is no evidence of a current chronic back disorder or any link between the claimed condition and military service.

The veteran's right leg disability is considered service-connected as it resulted from a combat injury sustained during his active military service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The veteran's application for enrollment in the VA healthcare system was denied because he is a nonservice-connected veteran and not enrolled as of January 17, 2003.

The veteran's lipomas of the left axilla and arm were initially rated as non-compensable, but from September 15, 1998, they are now rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's right lower extremity deep venous thrombosis was initially evaluated at 10 percent prior to October 14, 2002 and increased to 20 percent on and after that date. The evidence is not in equipoise as to whether the disability warranted a higher evaluation before October 14, 2002 or if it warrants an increase beyond 20 percent after that date.

The Board found that the veteran's current stomach disability is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied increased disability ratings for service-connected bilateral hip arthritis, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has granted a 20% evaluation for service-connected Guillian-Barre syndrome as of May 12, 2005. However, the claim for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected Atrial Fibrillation was denied.

The veteran requested a hearing but cancelled it. The Board received notification of the withdrawal of his appeal prior to issuing a decision.

The veteran died of cardiorespiratory failure due to cerebrovascular disease. The Board found that the cause of death was not service-connected and denied the claim.

The veteran's service connection for dental trauma to tooth number 8 and other dental disability is granted.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a disability of the eyes (refractive error) and found that new evidence supports this reopening. The current medical evidence indicates that the veteran suffers from refractive error, which is not related to his military service.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a crush injury to the left hand. The case has been remanded due to issues related to notification, examination, and further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's thoracic spine disorder is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its relationship to his in-service injury. The case will be readjudicated after the additional development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for his healed fracture of the right third metacarpal and recurrent corneal erosion of the right eye due to a corneal abrasion, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased evaluation.

The veteran's service-connected post-operative residuals of resection of the distal end of the right clavicle were rated at 10 percent from July 31, 2003 to May 16, 2006. The disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of a fracture of the third metatarsal of the right foot was denied.,The veteran's secondary service connection claim for a right leg condition was also denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of evidence showing additional disability resulting from VA medical treatment.