Other conditions decisions — 2001

The Board has determined that the veteran's Sjogren's syndrome was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran seeks an earlier effective date for service connection and a separate compensable evaluation for tardive dyskinesia, which he claims is related to his service-connected schizophrenia.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the appellant's claim for death benefits as she was not recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse due to her divorce from him prior to his death.

The Board has denied the claim of service connection for a left buttock disability, finding no current evidence of such disability and concluding that any reported symptoms are not related to military duty.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim as there is no evidence of a head injury in service or current residuals thereof. The preponderance of the evidence does not support the veteran's contention that he currently suffers from residuals of a head injury incurred during his period of active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance as her use of pads does not meet the requirements for appliances for a clothing allowance.

The Board has granted a 60 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of status post excision of bladder carcinoma, effective February 17, 2001. The condition is rated under voiding dysfunction criteria due to urinary leakage requiring absorbent materials changed more than four times per day.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and verify the veteran's reserve service, which may affect whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his postoperative incisional abdominal hernia is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional evidence.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The veteran's military service does not meet the requirements for nonservice-connected pension.

The Board found that the cause of death, rectal cancer and lung metastasis, was not related to service-connected conditions. The veteran's exposure to diesel fumes did not contribute to his condition.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's status post cerebellar infarction, effective from the date of the decision.

The veteran's appeal is about his right eye injury with aphakia, macular degeneration and vitreous fibrosis. The RO has requested additional development to determine the precise nature and severity of his service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim has been dismissed due to his death.

The VA has determined that the veteran's residuals of giardiasis warrant a 10 percent rating, which is the maximum allowed under Diagnostic Code 7321. The evidence does not support an increase in disability.

The Board finds that the service-connected peptic dyspepsia with history of duodenal ulcer did not cause or materially contribute to the veteran's death. The evidence does not demonstrate a relationship between the cause of the veteran's death and any disability related to his period of service.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a hysterectomy, finding that the veteran's current gynecological symptoms are related to her military service and surgeries.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen his eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of valid evidence of qualifying service, and no new and material evidence was submitted since the 1954 decision.

The Board denied service connection for systemic lupus erythematosus due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that the condition was not directly or presumptively related to active service.