Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board finds that the veteran's service-connected cardiovascular disease with left ventricular hypertrophy and vasospastic angina does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent under either the old or new VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected varicose veins of the right leg are rated at 40 percent, but his left leg varicose veins and secondary conditions (depression, headaches, transient ischemic attacks with hypertension) were not granted as service connected.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for spondylolysis at L5-S1, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board has granted service connection for HIV and an effective date of October 15, 1992, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his duodenal ulcer disease, finding that it is no more than moderate.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to the veteran's service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's fractured left clavicle to VA medical treatment and denied the claim.

The VA denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected stress fracture of the inferior pubic ramus, finding that his disability did not warrant a higher rating based on current symptoms and examination findings.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is secondary to her service-connected left foot disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's right and left total hip replacements, as well as his right peroneal nerve palsy with right foot drop. The ratings assigned were increased or maintained based on the severity of each condition.

The veteran's lacerated fourth finger of the right hand sustained during service resulted in current residuals, and the Board has granted service connection for these residuals.

The Board found that the veteran's duodenal ulcer disease, which required surgery in 1979 and 1980, was not incurred during service or within one year of separation. The evidence did not establish a nexus between the current condition and service.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an increased rating and extraschedular rating for his service-connected status post gunshot wound of the right face and left neck with damage of muscle groups XXII and XXIII, finding that the current rating of 30 percent is the maximum provided by the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of clear and unmistakable error in a rating decision of April 6, 1994, which assigned a 10 percent rating for his service-connected prostate disorder. The Board found no clear and unmistakable error.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and therefore no decision was made on the merits of the overpayment claim.

The veteran's initial claim for an increased evaluation for her pulmonary emboli was denied, and the RO assigned a 60 percent evaluation effective November 1, 2001.

The Board found that there was clear and unmistakable error in the January 1975 rating decision which failed to assign a separate 10 percent rating for residuals of a gunshot wound to the right hand, but not for the left forearm.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for fibrocystic breast disease and determined that it was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding that the earliest possible effective date is August 14, 2001, which was the date of receipt of her reopened claim. The appeal is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a respiratory disorder, finding that there is no competent evidence linking the current diagnosis to service.