Other conditions decisions — 2001

VA has ceased action to recover any debt owed in this matter and any money collected by offset has been refunded. The veteran's appeals are dismissed as his appeals have, in essence, been granted.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the service-connected chronic recurrent herpes zoster, left sided facial pain and removal of viral papilloma from the oropharynx, residuals of a post-herpetic infection since August 16, 1992. The claim for increased rating for tinnitus is denied as it does not meet the criteria for an evaluation higher than 10 percent. The claim for increased (compensable) rating for left ear sensorineural hearing loss is granted with a current evaluation of 30 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal for his claims of service connection for a prostate disorder and entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. As such, the appeals are dismissed.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current acquired psychiatric disorder and concluded that his personality disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The appellant was granted dependency and indemnity compensation benefits, but her payments were withheld due to a settlement of a tort claim against the United States. The decision is based on service-connected death under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied an increased rating for residuals of a fracture of the left radius, finding that the current 20 percent rating adequately reflects the veteran's disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral defective hearing does not warrant an evaluation in excess of the current 10 percent rating.

The Board denied the claim that the veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death from arteriosclerotic vascular disease. The medical evidence did not support a link between the partial paralysis and the development of the fatal condition.

The Board found that the submitted evidence was not new and material to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous condition.

The Board dismissed the matter due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board has dismissed the matter as it is not within its jurisdiction to decide eligibility for direct payment of a fee from past-due benefits awarded.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for reopening his claim for service connection for a stomach disability and for secondary service connection for this disability.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for drug induced thrombocytopenia, but denied his request for an initial compensable evaluation. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and to ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an innocently acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, due to new evidence presented by the veteran. The case is now remanded for further development and consideration.

The veteran's death was not service-connected, and she did not meet the income requirements for VA pension benefits. The appellant's claims for accrued purposes and burial benefits were denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the claim.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for osteomyelitis of the sternum and abdominal wall defects have been denied as there is no evidence of active infection or discharging sinus within the past five years.

The Board has granted service connection for dental trauma to tooth number 9 and disability of the feet, with Class II(a) outpatient dental treatment by VA.

The Board has determined that the RO's decision to deny retroactive pension benefits is incorrect due to an overpayment issue, and therefore remands the case for further action.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for urethritis, finding no competent medical evidence linking current urethritis to service or any claimed continuity of symptomatology since service.