Other conditions decisions — 2002

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board dismissed the appeal as to an increased rating for dysthymia due to a lack of timely filing of a substantive appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral heel spurs and increased evaluations for his plantar warts with neurofibromas, finding that these conditions were not related to his military service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the service-connected somatoform pain disorder (psychogenic pain disorder), finding that it produces occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by VA treatment or exposure, and denied DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the veteran's dysthymic disorder warrants a 50 percent evaluation, effective from the date of his initial claim for an increased evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disability from perforated tympanic membrane of the left ear and is therefore not entitled to service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's left leg varicose vein condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the old or new VA rating criteria, and thus denied his claim for an increased disability evaluation.

The veteran's post-traumatic organic brain syndrome (OBS) is currently rated at 20 percent, and his total disability rating based on individual unemployability claim has been granted. The OBS rating remains unchanged as the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of right thumb, adductor tendon injury.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the pleural cavity injury, effective October 7, 1996. The veteran's condition was evaluated as part of his service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims of service connection for a skin disease, residuals of a claimed head injury, and eye disability. The veteran's contentions regarding these conditions are now considered in deciding their merits.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased rating for traumatic lesions, cephalalgia, and cerebral syndrome, as well as his service connection claims for a seizure disorder and alcoholism. The Board found that the evidence did not support these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's right leg injury was not incurred as secondary to his service-connected left leg amputation and/or other service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disability due to malaria, which was treated during service. Therefore, service connection for residuals of malaria is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for endometriosis, finding that there was no current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a link between her in-service symptoms and any present condition.

The veteran's impotence is not related to any VA treatment, and the Board denies entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for infertility and a skin disorder, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or related to herbicide exposure. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board has granted a 30% evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of thrombophlebitis with lymphedema of the left leg, effective from November 1963.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for tibiotalar joint subluxation, bilateral, postoperative. The veteran's ankle disability is considered to be a direct result of his military service.