Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the knees, hips, and shoulders as well as gout. The initial ratings for cold injury residuals were also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for narcolepsy and also denied his entitlement to VA pension benefits. The decision regarding reopening the claim was based on the lack of new and material evidence, while the denial of pension benefits was due to the veteran failing to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The VA denied an increased rating for the service-connected traumatic arthritis of the right sacroiliac joint, finding no evidence of disability.

The Board found that recovery of the overpayment was not against equity and good conscience, thus denying the waiver of recovery.

The veteran's appeal is denied as his left lung respiratory disorder, residual of adenocarcinoma, currently rated at 30 percent, does not warrant a higher rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability related to his service-connected conditions, and therefore, he is not entitled to service connection for residuals of a smashed right third finger, disabilities of the ring fingers (fourth fingers) of the right hand and left hand, or residuals of a fracture of the right clavicle.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for testicular cancer, finding no evidence of direct service connection and rejecting both claims based on exposure to herbicides or ionizing radiation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left inguinal hernia, post operative due to insufficient evidence of in-service incurrence and current disability.

The veteran's non-service connected disabilities do not preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment, and therefore the claim for a permanent and total disability evaluation for nonservice-connected pension purposes is denied.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a left arm burn injury during service and no chronic residuals after service. The veteran's claim for service connection for the residuals of burn injuries to the left arm was denied.

The veteran's right shoulder disability, characterized by recurrent subluxation and degenerative joint disease, was rated at 30 percent effective August 28, 2001.

The Board has granted a 10% disability rating for the veteran's left heel condition, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for cold injury residuals of each foot, finding that there are no current manifestations of such conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PID, which was an acute and transitory condition during service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied an increased rating for Crohn's disease, finding that the clinical findings do not support a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for herpes zoster, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service and that his testimony regarding the onset of the condition was not credible.

The Board denied an increased disability evaluation for the service-connected residuals of prostatitis, finding that the veteran's disability picture did not warrant a higher rating on the basis of voiding dysfunction or urinary frequency.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for venous insufficiency of both legs, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of dental trauma to teeth numbered 8 and 9, finding that the veteran sustained this injury during active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a fractured rib and for reopening his claim for service connection for a deviated septum, finding that there was no new and material evidence to support these claims.