Other conditions decisions — 2002

The veteran's service-connected frostbite of the feet has been rated at 30 percent since November 20, 1995 and increased to 20 percent for each foot starting January 12, 1998.

The Board found that the veteran's SLE was not incurred in or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected gouty arthritis of the left ankle, effective from March 1999.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting testicular disorder did not undergo an increase in severity beyond natural progression during service and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The VA denied an increased rating for Bell's palsy, finding that the current right facial weakness is not due to service-connected Bell's palsy but rather a stroke.

The VA treatment in April 1993 did not cause or worsen the veteran's left ear disability, and therefore compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 10, 2000 for the award of service connection for carcinoma of the prostate. The appeal is based on a presumption of exposure to herbicide agents.

The Board found that the veteran does not have current disability from a left elbow disorder and denied his claim for service connection. The Board also found no evidence of undiagnosed illness resulting from Gulf War service, thus denying his claim for multiple arthralgias.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's abdominal aortic aneurysm to his military service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant's post-traumatic stress disorder is a direct result of his military service in Vietnam.

The Board found that the veteran's fatigue, skin disorder (scaling of the dorsum of the hands), joint pain, and multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome were related to his service in the Persian Gulf. The Board also found that dizziness and memory loss, as well as loss of coordination of extremities, were not incurred or aggravated by service. Service connection was granted for fatigue, skin disorder (scaling of the dorsum of the hands), and joint pain due to an undiagnosed illness related to his Persian Gulf service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional payment of benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code, due to her being on active duty during the time in question and attending non-standard terms at John Brown University.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints, finding no competent evidence linking his current condition to his service-connected shell fragment wounds.

The veteran's initial claim for a rating of 10 percent for his service-connected condyloma acuminatum was granted, effective July 21, 1995.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's right knee disability, finding that the condition did not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent.

The veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of improved pension benefits was denied as recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for stress fractures of the left and right feet with traumatic arthritis and Achilles tendinitis were denied as her conditions did not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death due to lack of entitlement under the law, as he did not have a pending claim at the time of his death. The Board also found that there was no evidence linking the veteran's AIDS to any event in service or an acquired psychiatric disorder that had its clinical onset in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds to the back and left posterior arm warrant a separate evaluation of 10 percent for each condition, effective from the date of the June 1995 rating decision.

The Board found that the veteran's paroxysmal march hemoglobinuria did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, as it was primarily manifested by occasional episodes of blood in urine and hypertension without significant renal manifestations.