Other conditions decisions — 2003

The VA determined that the appellant's deceased spouse did not have qualifying military service, and therefore denied her eligibility for VA benefits.

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 VA denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of a loan guaranty indebtedness in the original amount of $25,404.96, plus interest due to it not being timely filed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as there was no verified in-service stressor and the evidence did not show a current diagnosis of PTSD related to his service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have additional disability due to VA dental treatment provided in 1984, 1985, and 1986. The claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral leg striae clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service, thus denying her claim for service connection. The issue of a bilateral wrist disability is not addressed as it pertains to a separate claim.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a chronic cardiac or cardiovascular disability and denied service connection for a cardiovascular disability.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's refractory right (major) cubital tunnel syndrome, status post subcutaneous ulnar nerve transposition.

The veteran's teeth were extracted during service due to impactions and abscesses. The Board denied the claim for service connection for a dental disorder for compensation purposes as it is not considered a compensable condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and a detached retina of the left eye, finding that there is no current evidence of such conditions or any relationship to military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed emphysema is not due to disease or injury incurred in service, nor proximately due to his service-connected asbestos-related pleural disease. The claim for an increased rating for the service-connected asbestos-related pleural disease was also denied.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for defective hearing in the left ear, finding no evidence of a chronic disability during or after service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin rash warrants a 10% evaluation, but not more. The cardiovascular disorder claim is denied as there is no evidence of service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an extraschedular evaluation and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not demonstrate exceptional or unusual circumstances that would render impractical the application of the regular schedular standards.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for sterility, which is now considered. The veteran's current sterility is not etiologically related to his military service or exposure to toxic herbicides.

The Board found that the appellant is not, as a matter of law, the veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefits purposes and denied her claim.

The Board has granted a 100% rating for sickle cell anemia, effective from the date of the decision. The veteran's anxiety disorder NOS is rated at 70%. There is no legal entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic foot disorder, which was previously denied in January 1994.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death, carcinoma of lung, was not incurred in service and may not be presumed to have been so incurred. The evidence does not support a finding of exposure to ionizing radiation during service.