Other conditions decisions — 2001

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected hydradenitis suppurativa does not warrant an increased rating beyond the currently assigned 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and development needs.

The VA has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's thoracic spine disability, which includes compression fracture of the 8th and 9th vertebrae with degenerative changes. The current evaluation is based on functional impairment due to pain.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye condition, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the veteran's pericarditis rating from 100% to 30% was not proper, and restored the original 100% rating.

The Board found that the veteran's shortened left leg was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of squamous cell carcinoma of the left lung and chronic laryngitis have been evaluated at their current levels, with no higher evaluations granted.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected postoperative residuals of a stomach injury, currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected adhesions of the peritoneum with intermittent partial small bowel obstruction warrants a 30 percent disability rating, as there is no evidence of severe bowel obstruction or frequent and prolonged episodes of severe symptoms such as nausea or vomiting.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a total compensation rating by reason of individual unemployability, but granted an increased rating of 80 percent for narcolepsy with cataplexy as of May 15, 1989.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for dermatophytosis of the hands and feet, effective from the initial grant of service connection. For dermatophytosis of the groin, a 10 percent evaluation is granted from the initial grant of service connection to the March 2000 VA examination.

The Board has denied the claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved death pension benefits in the amount of $7,508.00.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for bilateral claw toes with metatarsalgia, finding no evidence to support a link between the condition and the veteran's service-connected plantar warts.

The veteran's disabilities, including a total abdominal hysterectomy and fibrocystic breast disease, do not meet the criteria for a permanent and total rating for pension purposes due to her age, education, and occupational background.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted the veteran's entitlement to an earlier effective date for his TDIU to February 11, 1992 but not before. The case is being remanded due to incomplete records and need for further development.

The veteran's bilateral varicose veins are currently rated at 50 percent, the maximum schedular rating under both old and new criteria. The evidence does not support a higher evaluation.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for a stomach condition has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left leg shell fragment wound residuals was granted, and the effective date of TDIU based on service-connected disabilities was set at November 8, 1993.

The VA has determined that the appellant's Reiter's syndrome warrants a 20 percent rating, which is higher than his current rating of 20 percent.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a stomach disability, resulting in a denial.