Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that the veteran's obsessive-compulsive disorder/schizoaffective disorder warrants a rating of 70 percent, which is higher than the current 40 percent assigned. The decision also notes that the veteran maintains one friend and full-time employment, preventing him from meeting the criteria for a 100 percent rating.

The veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the HIV infection claim, and as a result, the case has been dismissed without prejudice.

The Board has granted a 100 percent initial rating for the service-connected psychotic disorder, rendering moot the issue of a total rating based on individual unemployability.

The veteran's application for Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1922 was denied because service connection has not been granted for any disability within two years of the claim.

The Board denied service connection for rotoscoliosis of the thoracic spine with convexity to the right, finding no medical evidence linking it to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board found that the veteran's cardiovascular disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied his claim.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right foot disability was denied as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased evaluation for his undiagnosed illness and TDIU based on that condition, finding that the disability did not meet criteria for a higher rating or render him unemployable.

The VA granted service connection for mood disorder with depressive episodes and psychotic features as secondary to service-connected hearing impairment and tinnitus, effective October 25, 2000.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's urethral stricture, finding that it originated during his period of active duty for training.

The veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of $1175.50 in VA pension benefits was denied as not being timely filed.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin disorder is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's motion to revise or reverse a decision denying an earlier effective date for service connection for a psychotic disorder, finding that the November 6, 1996 rating decision was not final until December 1996 and thus did not preclude reopening of his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits, finding that his active military service was with the Philippine Scouts and not the United States Army. As a result, he does not meet the legal criteria for eligibility to these benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for carcinoma of the right tonsil with metastatic disease to the right neck, finding that it is presumed to be linked to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for gastritis and functional heart murmur, but denied the claim of service connection for a functional heart murmur due to lack of evidence showing an inservice diagnosis or continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for post-operative residuals of cardiovascular disease and a separated sternum, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board found no evidence of a current fracture residuals of the right little finger and denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left orchiectomy, finding that it preexisted service and was not aggravated by active service. The decision also denied special monthly compensation based on loss of a creative organ.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a currently diagnosed skin rash related to his service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.