Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected right bunionectomy with mild hammertoe deformity and a 20 percent evaluation for his left bunionectomy with mild hammertoe deformity, effective from August 16, 1994.

The veteran has withdrawn his claims for increased ratings for residuals of fractures of the left and right elbows, effectively dismissing these issues.

The Board has determined that it is proper to recoup the veteran's separation pay from his VA disability compensation, as required by law.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, leukemia and colon cancer, were not service-connected. The evidence did not support presumptive service connection based on exposure to herbicides or as a result of active duty service.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a 60 percent rating for his post-operative residuals of a herniated nucleus pulposus since March 19, 2001.

The Board has determined that the appellant became permanently incapable of self-support prior to reaching the age of 18 due to injuries sustained in a car accident, and thus grants benefits on this basis.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal before a decision was made.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vascular disease, finding that it was not incurred in or due to his military service and could not be presumed as such.

The appellant's appeal was dismissed as he withdrew his appeal in writing.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to a finding that he did not serve in active military, naval, or air service.

The Board has granted an increased apportioned share of the veteran's disability compensation on behalf of the appellant and their minor children, effective from July 1, 1994 to April 30, 1999. The monthly amount is $120.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of malnutrition claimed as a stomach disorder and for a lung disorder, finding no evidence to support the veteran's claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to acute lymphoblastic leukemia, finding that there was no evidence linking this condition to his military service. The Board also denied basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board has determined that the veteran's gastrointestinal disorder, claimed as a stomach condition, internal bleeding and blood in urine and stool did not increase in severity during his period of active duty service from December 1990 to May 1991. Therefore, service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left lower extremity disability, including bleeding and subsequent complications, resulted from VA medical treatment in June 1993. The additional disability is not a necessary consequence of the treatment.

The Board's decision is dismissed due to the Court's vacating and remanding part of the November 1999 decision.

The veteran's brain syndrome is found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for increased ratings and service connection claims.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 12, 1999 for the grant of service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma for accrued benefit purposes.