Other conditions decisions — 2003

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's schizo-affective disorder, which is total disability and unemployability due to service-connected conditions. The issue of entitlement to TDIU benefits is dismissed as moot.

The veteran's death was determined to be the result of a heart attack due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which could have been avoided if proper diagnosis and treatment had been provided.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints, including as a residual manifestation of gouty arthritis. The evidence shows that his current arthritis is not related to his service-connected gouty arthritis.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that his service-connected leg ulcer disability did not contribute to or cause his death. The appeal was also denied regarding Chapter 35 benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between the veteran's service-connected back disability and his death from bronchial carcinoma.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for removal of his right fifth toe, finding that the current severity did not meet the schedular criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to a circumcision performed at a VA Medical Center in August 1998, finding no evidence of fault on the part of VA and concluding that the current condition was not a necessary consequence of the procedure.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a cold injury to the hands and feet is denied as there are no current medical findings or diagnoses indicating such residuals exist.

The Board found that the RO's April 3, 1991 rating decision was not CUE and thus denied the veteran's request to reverse or amend it.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a videoconferencing hearing before the Board. The claim will be returned after the hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for myocardial infarction secondary to his service-connected varicose veins of the left leg and determined that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a service-connected disability.

The Board found that there is no current existence of residuals of ruptured blood vessels of the eyes, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation to 40 percent for the veteran's service-connected left peroneal nerve disability, and a 30 percent evaluation remains in effect for his service-connected left ulnar nerve paresis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's pelvic inflammatory disease warrants a noncompensable evaluation as her symptoms do not require continuous treatment.

The Board found that the veteran did not suffer additional disability as a result of surgeries performed by VA, and thus denied his claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's arthritis of the spine and multiple joints is not etiologically related to his service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or the chemotherapy received for this disorder, resulting in a denial of his claim.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation from the original grant of service connection for residuals of a fracture of the right mandible was denied due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without demonstrating good cause.

The veteran's claim for non-service connected pension benefits was denied because he failed to appear for scheduled examinations. The RO granted the pension benefits with an effective date of October 23, 1998, and later revised it to August 7, 1997. The Board found that the criteria for an earlier effective date were not met.

The veteran's service-connected back and foot conditions are not rated higher than the current evaluations due to their severity.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to his discharge from active service with a bad-conduct discharge.