Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board has determined that the appellant's current angioedema is related to his exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the claim of service connection for a bilateral eye disorder is not well-grounded, and thus denied.

The Board denied service connection for low back disorder, gynecological disorder, breast disorder, and heart disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board found that the veteran's low back disability was not caused by VA treatment, and denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran seeks a compensable rating for service-connected residuals of a contusion of the left back. The case was remanded multiple times due to inadequate medical evidence and the need for an adequate VA examination. This decision again remands the case for further development.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied an increased evaluation for service-connected lower spine injury, finding that the veteran's current back symptomatology is unrelated to his service-connected disability and due to nonservice-connected arthritis and scoliosis.

The veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vascular disease of the left leg is granted.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for pericarditis with cardiomyopathy and assigned a 30 percent rating. The attorney is eligible to receive payment of 20% of past-due benefits awarded due to this decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative herniated nucleus pulposus at L4-L5, and L5-S1 warrants a 10 percent disability rating.

The VA treatment in December 1993 and thereafter did not result in an increase in severity of the veteran's pre-existing gastrointestinal pathology or cause additional gastrointestinal pathology.

The Board is remanding the case to allow for a statement of the case on whether an apportionment was properly created and calculated, as well as to adjudicate whether the veteran's overpayment debt was properly created and calculated. The veteran will have the opportunity to perfect appeals on these issues.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin rash and stomach disorder as secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder, and his increased rating claim for PTSD. The issue of individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is also addressed.

The Board denied reopening of the claim for service connection for bilateral macular degeneration due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's perirectal abscesses were granted a 30 percent evaluation effective October 6, 2019. The RO also determined that the prior effective date for this rating should be October 6, 1997.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for combat psychoneurosis and residuals of a cerebral concussion was denied as there is no evidence that the conditions are severe enough to warrant an increase in rating.

The appellant's claim for a nonservice-connected pension is denied as he did not serve during a statutory 'period of war' and therefore does not meet the initial requirement for basic eligibility.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected meatal stenosis does not warrant an increased rating, and his service-connected prostatitis is currently rated at 40 percent. The claims are denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA death pension benefits in the amount of $1,840 due to her failure to promptly report her remarriage and resulting overpayment. The decision found that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disorder, finding that his claim was not well-grounded and that there was no evidence linking any current lung disability to his service.

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal, and the case is dismissed without prejudice.