Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board found that the veteran's cystic adenocarcinoma of the sinuses with pulmonary metastasis was not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Board has granted waiver of recovery of an overpayment of $479.25 in pension benefits, finding no fault on the part of the veteran and considering it against equity and good conscience to recover this amount from a seriously ill veteran.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 1606, Title 10, United States Code, prior to September 29, 1996, as he did not meet the criteria for such benefits due to his application being received more than one year before the date of receipt.

The veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome was rated at 60 percent disabling effective September 14, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lymphocytopenia and/or leukopenia is not etiologically related to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Board found that the veteran's fatigue and hair loss are not due to undiagnosed illness or service, but rather attributed to overwork, lack of sleep, and worry. Therefore, his claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his calcaneal stress fracture of the left foot and service connection for a right foot disorder secondary to the left foot condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication, including consideration of a claim based on radiation exposure during service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected lichen planus is currently rated at 30 percent, which is in line with his claim for an increased evaluation. The condition is characterized by psoriasis and manifests as a typical psoriasis from a lesion with erythema and overlying scaling.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound (SFW) of the right jaw with excision of the submandibular gland and retained foreign body was denied by the RO due to his failure to report for an October 2000 VA examination. The claim is now before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, finding no evidence of a chronic condition associated with his service.

The VA denied a compensable rating for the veteran's left elbow bursitis based on the lack of objective evidence of limitation of motion or other functional impairment.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral eye disorders due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial in March 1946.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death due to new and material evidence. However, it was determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability.

The veteran's cause of death was not due to or the result of a service-connected disability, and his service-connected disabilities did not contribute substantially or materially to cause his death.

The Board finds that the veteran does not have a current disability of abdominal pain with diarrhea and bloody stools, and thus service connection is denied.

The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise on whether the veteran's bilateral metatarsalgia is related to his service-connected knee disabilities, and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right heel spur was incurred during active military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an original compensable rating for his service-connected stress reaction/fracture of the third right toe, finding no functional impairment that would warrant a compensable evaluation.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested the withdrawal of his appeal prior to the Board making a decision.