Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board found that the veteran's cerebrovascular accident was not caused by or a result of his service-connected skull fracture, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right eye cataract surgery, including posterior dislocation of the lens nucleus and retinal detachment, resulted from VA care. The additional disability is not due to the veteran's own willful misconduct.

The Board determined that the appellant was not entitled to be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of receiving VA benefits.

The case is being remanded for additional procedural steps to ensure compliance with the notice and duty to assist provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 5103.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and entitlement to accrued benefits, finding that there was no evidence linking the cause of death (Koch's pneumonia) to military service or any applicable presumptive period.

The Board found that the appellant is not entitled to recognition as the surviving spouse of the veteran, and the Court vacated this decision, remanding it for readjudication.

The Board found that the April 1946 RO decision was not based on CUE in failing to assign a 60 percent rating for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right thigh, as it was supported by the evidence and legal authority at the time.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service connection of schizoaffective disorder, finding that the earliest date of receipt of a claim to reopen was August 11, 1992.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA DIC benefits as his father had no verified service in the United States Armed Forces, including recognized guerrillas.

The VA denied the veteran's request for an increased rating for her right foot condition, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's pilonidal cyst residuals, finding that a 10 percent disability rating was appropriate. The case also referred to service connection for PTSD but did not have jurisdiction over this matter.

The veteran is seeking service connection for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) as a result of exposure to radiation during military service. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining dose estimates based on the veteran's claimed onsite exposure at Hanford, Washington.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment of a subsistence allowance under Chapter 31 for the period from February 1996 to October 1996, finding that the veteran had not met the criteria.

The Board granted service connection for ulcerative colitis with an effective date of September 15, 1977. The veteran's earlier claim was reopened based on new medical evidence submitted in June 1989.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for myopia and presbyopia, as well as his claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a left testicle scar. The conditions are not recognized as disabilities under VA compensation purposes.

The Board denied the appellant's appeal to reopen her claim for revocation of previously-declared forfeiture of VA benefits due to a lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied as he did not serve in the active military, naval, or air service during a period of war.

The Board found that the veteran's obstructive idiopathic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy worsened due to inappropriate VA treatment, warranting compensation under section 1151 of the United States Code.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for DIC benefits, finding that there was no service connection for the cause of death and denying her claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of evidence supporting misdiagnosis or untimely treatment.

The Board denied the veteran's increased rating for dermatophytosis of the hands and feet, finding that the condition did not meet the schedular criteria for a higher rating.