Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board found that the veteran's spastic paraplegia of the lower extremities was not proximately due to or the result of treatment received for service-connected post-operative residuals of a seminoma of the right testicle.

The Board has determined that the appellant's DIC benefits should be restored, effective January 1, 1973, as she met all requirements for restoration.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected status post exploratory laparotomy, finding that there was no evidence of more than mild disability attributable to this condition.

The Board granted service connection for relapsing polychondritis and a 20 percent evaluation for the left shoulder disorder. The attorney's fee agreement was partially approved as it met the criteria for fees on two issues, but exceeded the 20% limit of past-due benefits.

The Board and the RO denied service connection for scoliosis and degenerative joint disease, respectively. The veteran's claims were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 12, 1993 for a 100% evaluation for his service-connected psychoneurosis.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a chronic neck disorder or disability of hands and feet related to service. The claim for headaches is deferred pending completion of additional development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim is not well-grounded because there is no evidence of a current right leg disorder. As such, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The Board denied an increased (compensable) evaluation for the veteran's service-connected post-traumatic urethral stricture, finding that there was no evidence of urinary symptoms or functional impairment.

The Board found that the veteran's Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome is a congenital disorder present since childhood, and thus not incurred or aggravated by service. The disability was initially diagnosed during active service but had its onset prior to service.

The Board has granted service connection for the loss of upper teeth as secondary to the service-connected loss of tooth number 8, but denied service connection for the loss of lower teeth.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence had been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, which was originally denied in August 1983. The Board found that the veteran's current diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder is related to his military service.

The Board has not made a final decision on the issue of TDIU, so the attorney is not eligible for payment of fees from past-due benefits awarded as a result of the April 2000 rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a leg disability, finding that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for apportionment of her father's pension benefits due to a course of education, finding that the appellant did not provide requested evidence within one year and thus abandoned her claim.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death due to radiation exposure, finding that there was no evidence linking the veteran's cancer to in-service radiation exposure.

The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current degenerative joint/disc disease of the back to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the claim for service connection for gout is not well grounded, and thus cannot be granted.

The Board has granted an initial 30 percent evaluation for cold injury residuals of the feet, hands, and face from July 14, 1997. The criteria under both old and new regulations support this decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an increased original (compensable) disability rating for his service-connected residuals of a throat injury is well-grounded and requires further development before it can be decided.