Other conditions decisions — 2002

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

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a stomach disorder and left hand disability. The veteran testified about his symptoms during and after service, which provided continuity of symptomatology.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for palindromic rheumatism, currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board found that arthritis of multiple joints was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied the veteran's claim.

The Board found no evidence of radiation exposure during service and concluded that the veteran's non-small cell carcinoma of the left lung is not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed residuals of cold injury to the feet are not shown by competent medical evidence to have a nexus or relationship to service. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's deviated nasal septum began during active service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the character of the veteran's discharge does not constitute a bar to VA benefits other than health care benefits.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic right hip disorder incurred in service or linked to any other condition, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for joint pain and cardiomyopathy causing congestive heart failure, finding that the medical evidence did not reveal a causal relationship to active service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer did not cause or contribute to his death from pneumonia due to chronic lung disease. The appeal was denied.

The Board found that the veteran was at fault in creating the overpayment of pension benefits and denied his request for a waiver. The decision concluded that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has remanded the case back to the RO for further development, including a review by a vocational specialist to determine if the veteran's service-connected reflex sympathetic dystrophy with loss of use of the right hand precludes substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for his currently diagnosed right lateral epicondylitis and tendonitis, finding that it is as likely as not that the condition was initially manifested during service and is related to a chronic right arm disorder.

The Board found that the veteran's death was due to his own willful misconduct and not in the line of duty, thus denying service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for left hemiplegia and determined that new evidence received since the last denial supports a finding of service connection.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) found that the veteran's internment in Switzerland did not meet the criteria for POW status, and thus denied his claim.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that there is no competent medical evidence relating the veteran's current jaw pain disorder to any disease or injury incurred during active military service.

The Board determined that the veteran's service-connected multiple lipoma disability does not warrant an evaluation greater than 30 percent, as there is no evidence of ulceration, extensive exfoliation, or crusting. The old scars and multiple lipomas measuring up to 1-2.5 centimeters in diameter do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.