Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a mandible fracture do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under any applicable rating code.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for right otitis externa with defective hearing. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions based on all available records.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury and a nervous condition, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the RO decision. The claim for tinnitus was also denied as not well-grounded due to lack of current medical evidence linking the disability to active service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, as they have no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The veteran's motion for CUE in a 1985 Board decision regarding an increased disability rating for post-concussion syndrome is dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right eye blindness and left eye impaired vision, as well as his claim for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The RO previously granted service connection for seizure disorder and assigned a combined schedular evaluation of 90 percent.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected dermatophytosis, which involves tinea pedis and onychomycosis of his feet and hands, warrants a 10 percent rating. The condition does not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to lack of constant exudation or extensive lesions.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for residuals of injury to Muscle Group XXII, effective as of the date of this decision. The current rating for neck scars remains at 10 percent.

The veteran's service-connected hiatal hernia with reflux, gastritis and duodenitis is currently rated at 30 percent. The esophageal stricture is also rated at 30 percent.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected postoperative left tarsal tunnel syndrome with arthritis, finding that it is manifested by moderate neuritis.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for narcolepsy is not well-grounded and denied the claim.

The veteran's service-connected pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema were granted a 60 percent rating effective November 24, 1988.

The Board has denied the claim of service connection for insomnia as not well grounded due to a lack of competent medical evidence showing an underlying disability responsible for the veteran's complaint of insomnia.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of dyspepsia or chronic indigestion, and thus his claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's bilateral varicose veins, which is more favorable to his claim under the old version of the regulations.

The Board found that the veteran's skin disability did not have its onset in service and is not related to his military service. The evidence showed a history of recurrent skin conditions, but no chronic condition was shown during service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by VA medical treatment, and thus denied the claim for DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the veteran's residuals of fractures of the nasal and left maxillary sinus bones, status post rhinoplasty, did not meet the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent.

The VA determined that the veteran's condition warranted a higher rating of 20 percent for his compression fracture of T7 vertebra, effective as of the date of decision.

The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA Section 306 improved death pension benefits, finding that the overpayment was not due to fraud and that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.