Other conditions decisions — 2002

The veteran's service-connected back wound is currently asymptomatic and does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a back injury and a temporary total convalescent rating based on surgery in September 2001. The evidence did not support ratings higher than the currently assigned 20 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the prolymphocytic leukemia which caused the veteran's death was related to his period of military service, and grants service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an increased apportionment of the veteran's disability pension benefits on behalf of their child, finding that any additional amount would cause undue hardship to the veteran.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a fungal infection of the feet and a stomach disorder were denied. His claim for an increased evaluation for PTSD was granted with a current rating of 70% being increased to 100%. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of squamous cell carcinoma, status post right upper lobectomy warrant a 60 percent evaluation based on his FEV-1 value.

The Board found that the veteran's duodenal ulcer was incurred during service and granted service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for pension benefits, finding that the earliest date of receipt was March 20, 2000.

The veteran's application for TDIU was received on December 8, 2000. Prior to this date, there was no indication of unemployability solely due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented, allowing the appellant's claim to be reopened for recognition as the surviving spouse of the veteran.

The appellant withdrew her appeal before the Board could make a decision, and thus the case was dismissed.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for left eye anopsia due to traumatic cataract, finding that the veteran's right eye is not service-connected and thus cannot be considered in evaluating his left eye condition. The current evaluation of 30 percent remains unchanged.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because there is no medical evidence showing that he has additional neurological disability in his right arm as a result of the injection received at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's varicose veins, right leg, were incurred during his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence linking his respiratory problems to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for his service-connected residuals of a right maxilla injury, finding that there was no evidence to support a compensable rating based on current symptomatology.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for congestive heart failure secondary to varicose veins of the left leg. As a result, the claim remains denied.

The Board denied a higher evaluation for the veteran's service-connected post-concussion syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support an increase in disability beyond the current 10 percent rating.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the service-connected hallux valgus with bunion and traumatic arthritis of the first MTP joint in both feet, effective from August 16, 2000. The appeal is denied prior to this date.

The veteran's service-connected residuals, transposition of the left ulnar nerve are currently evaluated as 30 percent disabling. The Board found that the disability does not warrant an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.