Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board granted service connection for a left ACJ disability with a 20% evaluation effective December 12, 1990 based on new evidence submitted in 1990.

The veteran claims compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. Section 1151 for numbness of the right side of his face as a result of VA surgical treatment in July and October 1990. However, the Board found no causal connection between the veteran's complaints of intermittent right-sided facial numbness and the VA treatment, thus denying the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected costochondritis does not warrant a compensable rating, as there is no evidence of moderate or severe injury. The noncompensable rating adequately compensates for the veteran's condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a neck disorder as secondary to his service-connected back disability.

The Board has determined that the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the amount of $11,506 was timely filed. The case is remanded to adjudicate whether the request may be granted.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's service-connected bilateral defective hearing, finding that the evidence did not warrant an increase in disability compensation.

The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The VA denied a compensable evaluation for vaginitis as the veteran does not require continuous treatment and her condition has improved.

The Board has determined that the appellant's shrapnel wound to the left thigh was not incurred in line of duty during active military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected seventh cranial nerve injury, but denied any higher ratings. The evidence did not show severe incomplete paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a rib or chest disorder was dismissed due to his failure to report for a scheduled VA examination and provide necessary information.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for adjustment disorder and status post cerebrovascular accident, finding that there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to the vaccinations administered during inactive duty training.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for skin rash as an undiagnosed illness incurred during his Gulf War service, finding that there was no legal entitlement to this benefit due to the presence of known diagnoses.

The Board has determined that there is no objective medical evidence of arthritis or any other musculoskeletal disorders, aside from the veteran's service-connected left knee and low back disabilities. As such, the claim for service connection for arthritis of the skeletal system was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting right eye pterygium did not increase in severity during service and was therefore not aggravated by service. As a result, the claim for service connection for pterygium of the right eye was denied.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis of the legs and hands, finding that there was no evidence showing a disease or injury incurred during service. The veteran's current conditions are already compensated through his existing service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for anemia from internal bleeding, secondary to service-connected disability of lumbosacral strain and denied a rating higher than 20 percent for lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied reopening the claim for skin disease and also denied an increased evaluation for bilateral defective hearing.

The Board found no service connection for the cause of death due to a service-connected disability, and there was no evidence linking Agent Orange exposure to the veteran's cancer. The appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The veteran's gastritis is manifested by chronic symptoms of tenderness, heartburn, diarrhea, and vomiting without gastroscopic evidence of areas of erosion or ulceration. The Board finds the current rating of 10 percent to be appropriate.