Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board denied service connection for Perthes' disease of the left hip and denied increased evaluations for bilateral defective hearing. The veteran's claim for service connection was based on aggravation, but there is no evidence to support a finding that his pre-service condition worsened during service.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected heart disorder, stating that the evidence did not show he was precluded from performing light manual labor.

The Board found that the veteran's left diaphragm disability was not caused or worsened by his service-connected condition, and that the VA treatment in June 1987 did not cause or worsen his left diaphragm disorder.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for her skin disorder is being remanded to the RO for scheduling an additional personal hearing before a local hearing officer.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his thyroid cancer did not contribute to his respiratory failure due to meningeal carcinomatosis.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge was under conditions other than honorable due to two periods of absence without leave (AWOL) totaling 225 days. The Board concluded that these offenses were not minor and did not warrant a prolonged unauthorized absence, thus concluding that his character of discharge is a bar to VA benefits.

The VA has determined that the veteran's residuals of trauma to the left inferior mandibular nerve do not meet the criteria for a compensable initial disability rating.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the appellant's preexisting severe psychosis existed prior to his entry into service and was not aggravated by active service, thus denying the claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability.

The veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because the additional disability he has is not due to VA fault in providing care, treatment, or examination.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition of the feet, including frozen feet. The veteran presented medical records linking his current foot disorder to an injury sustained during active service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to colorectal cancer, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated in service and there is no evidence linking it to service-connected conditions.

The Board found that the veteran's underlying respiratory condition did not worsen during his service in the Air Force Reserves, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury and determined that these residuals are proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has determined that the perforated viscus and resultant colostomy were not caused by VA's negligence or carelessness during a December 1999 colonoscopy, thus denying the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The VA denied an increased rating for postoperative residuals of a duodenal ulcer, as the condition does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of death pension benefits in the amount of $12,622.

The Board found that there is no satisfactory evidence of a fracture of the navicular bone during service and concluded that the prominence of the navicular bone of the right foot was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

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The veteran's service-connected cytomegalic inclusion disease was increased to a 100% rating, effective October 31, 1995. The overpayment of $2,299.87 has been recovered through deductions from his VA compensation benefits.

The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected hypochondriasis does not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 10 percent.