Other conditions decisions — 2000

The veteran's service-connected post-operative appendectomy and umbilical hernia repair with ventral hernia has resulted in extensive diffuse destruction or weakening of muscular and fascial support of the abdominal wall, warranting a 100% rating.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for secondary service connection for amputation of his right arm, finding that it was not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right leg amputation.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected shell fragment wound to the left arm with retained foreign body, as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's right knee disorder, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for arthritis with limitation of motion. The veteran's service-connected right knee disorder is currently rated as 30 percent disabling.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, leaving no remaining issues for review.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for breast cancer and the residuals of a radical left mastectomy, finding no medical evidence linking these conditions to her military service or her service-connected abdominal hysterectomy. The temporary total disability rating claim was also denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.

The veteran's service-connected fractured right (major) proximal humerus with traumatic arthritis and fractured right (major) distal radius with traumatic arthritis are currently rated at 10 percent and 20 percent, respectively. The RO has granted increased disability ratings for both conditions.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his conditions did not meet the criteria for compensable evaluations or service connection.

The Board found no current evidence of a skin disorder or dental disability, and thus denied the claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current discomfort in his lower right abdomen, including nerve damage to the groin area, is not related to his service-connected postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia. The preponderance of evidence does not support the claim.

The Board has reinstated the veteran's entitlement to a TDIU, effective September 27, 1976. As this benefit is already in effect, the appeal for this issue is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the appellant's right knee disability, which includes traumatic arthritis, post-operative meniscectomies, posterior lateral rotary reconstruction and intramedullary rod fusion, warrants a 40 percent evaluation. The evidence does not support an increase in rating beyond this level.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a dental disorder due to trauma, finding that there was no evidence supporting his contention and thus the claim is not well-grounded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for pelvic inflammatory disease with uterine fibroids as there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to her period of military service or a service-connected condition.

The veteran's death was not caused by his own willful misconduct, but the cause of death (adenocarcinoma of an unknown primary site with metastases) is not service-connected. The veteran did not meet the criteria for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The veteran's claim for service connection for Paget's Disease was denied in 1969. The effective date of the current grant of service connection is November 30, 1992.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral cataracts were not incurred in or aggravated by his active military service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of her appeal prior to a decision being made.