Other conditions decisions — 2003

The Board has determined that the residuals of a left femur fracture, primarily consisting of occasional pain, do not meet the criteria for a higher rating than the current 10 percent assigned.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for urethral stricture, claimed as a prostate condition, finding no current evidence of such disorder and concluding that it was not incurred or aggravated during service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive educational benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code for periods of enrollment at Longwood College and Old Dominion University from September 1990 to May 1995 due to the limitations on retroactive payments.

The veteran's service-connected left fibula fracture residuals are currently rated at 20 percent, and he is denied entitlement to a higher rating. The Board also found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current lung disability is related to his exposure to asbestos during both active military service and subsequent civilian employment, granting service connection for this condition.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for the listed conditions and issues, leaving the Board without jurisdiction to adjudicate them.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death, and the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed head injuries were not incurred or aggravated during service and did not result in a disability severe enough to warrant service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD, from December 9, 1988 through March 4, 1991, warrants a 50% evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran's mild obstructive lung disease was not incurred in or related to service, including exposure to Agent Orange or tobacco use, and is not proximately due to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his shell fragment wound to the back, with retained fragment in the left lung adjacent to the aortic arch, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral foot disabilities, which was previously denied in April 1995.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current skin condition, urticaria, is due to disease or injury in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's psoriatic arthritis is manifested by pain and limitation of motion in multiple joints, but without evidence of swelling, atrophy, weakness, or incoordination. The criteria for an evaluation in excess of 60 percent have not been met.

The Board found that the veteran's vision impairment was not caused by VA medical care, and thus denied her claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's service-connected Grade 1-2 cystocele is granted a 20 percent evaluation, the maximum available under VA rating criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for endometriosis and the need for a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, as well as temporary total convalescent rating based on post-surgical convalescence following these surgeries. The veteran's current conditions are deemed to be related to her military service.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's multiple joint arthralgia, which includes limitation of motion of the lumbar spine. The veteran also meets criteria for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claim for post-traumatic stress disorder is granted, as there is credible supporting evidence of in-service stressors and a link between current symptoms and those events.