Other conditions decisions — 2003

The Board found no evidence of a prostate disability during service and concluded that the current condition is not related to military service. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's stomach disorder, claimed as ulcer disease, is not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his left eye disability is dismissed as the 1988 rating action that granted a 60% evaluation satisfied his prior appeal.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a nervous disorder and a right elbow disability, as well as his reopenings of claims for service connection for an eye disorder and a back disorder. The evidence received since the final denial does not meet the criteria to be considered new and material.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have current residuals of tonsillitis or a pulmonary disorder related to service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The veteran's twelve-year period of basic eligibility for vocational rehabilitation under Chapter 31, Title 38, United States Code was not exhausted on June 25, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's herniated nucleus pulposus is not related to her active service and denied her claim for service connection. The temporary total rating based on convalescence after treatment for a service-connected disability was also denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant cannot be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of entitlement to VA benefits, including DIC and death pension benefits.

The veteran's cause of death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, as his AIDS and related conditions were not linked to his service-connected schizophrenia.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of head injury do not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there are no measurable neurologic deficits and symptoms such as headaches and dizziness do not warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for residuals of a chip fracture of the left ilium, finding that the condition did not warrant a higher evaluation based on its current symptoms and service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's appeal for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed as the issue has been fully addressed by the March 2003 RO rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected postoperative right inguinal hernia to include ilio-inguinal nerve disability on an extraschedular basis, finding that there was no evidence of marked interference with employment or frequent hospitalization.

The Board denied service connection for left frontal meningioma as the condition was not present in service and is not related to any event during service, including exposure to radiation.

The Board found that the cause of death was not related to service or any service-connected disability, including those presumed due to radiation exposure. The claim for service connection for the cause of death was denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board dismissed the appeal as there is no remaining case or controversy over which the Board has jurisdiction concerning the matter of entitlement to an earlier effective date for the payment of DIC benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's spinal stenosis was aggravated by service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran is seeking an increased rating for his service-connected inflammatory bowel disease/ulcerative colitis, currently rated at 30 percent. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examination.