Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board found that the veteran does not have dysentery or PTSD and denied both claims.

The Board has found that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death and eligibility for dependents' educational assistance benefits due to a lack of evidence showing a causal relationship between his military service or any service-connected disability and his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound in the left buttock with retained foreign body warrant a 40 percent rating, effective from July 1998. The compensable rating for the service-connected left buttock scar remains unchanged.

The Board found that the veteran did not develop alopecia as a result of surgery he underwent at VA, and thus denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's claim for conversion of Chapter 34 education benefits to Chapter 30 benefits is denied due to the expiration of the Chapter 34 program and lack of qualifying service.

The VA reduced the appellant's combined disability rating from 90 to 70 percent, granting service connection for additional conditions and assigning new ratings.

The veteran's service during the Berlin Crisis and Cold War does not qualify him for nonservice-connected pension benefits as these periods are not considered war-time. Additionally, his standby reserves status is insufficient to meet eligibility requirements.

The VA determined that the veteran's current diagnosed agoraphobia with panic attacks was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative ulcer on the left Achilles tendon developed as an unforeseen consequence of VA medical treatment, and thus meets the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board found that the veteran's optic atrophy of the right eye was not incurred or aggravated by active service and is not causally related to his service-connected hypertensive vascular disease.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection and special monthly compensation due to anatomical loss of a creative organ has been denied. The evidence does not support the assertion that she filed a claim prior to January 28, 1991.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected chondromalacia patella, right knee is manifested by no more than moderate subluxation or lateral instability and does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The veteran's residuals of fracture at T9-T11 include slight limitation of motion and pain, as well as demonstrable deformity of a vertebral body. The schedular criteria for a 20 percent rating have been met.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for improved death pension benefits due to her countable annual income exceeding the maximum allowable limit.

The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary disorder claimed as a residual of exposure to asbestos and carbon tetrachloride, finding no evidence linking the current condition to service or any related exposures.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a left hand disorder, allowing the veteran's application to proceed.

The Board denied the appellant's attempt to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of death of her husband, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the veteran's service-connected status postoperative, right inguinal hernia due to no evidence of recurrent or protruding hernia.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of bilateral foot fractures, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to support his assertions.