Other conditions decisions — 2003

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for heat stroke, left and right calf ruptures, and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for service connection for residuals of an eye injury, thus granting the reopening of the claim.

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

The Board has determined that the veteran's left leg and right arm disorders, other than a laceration of the right forearm, were not incurred or aggravated in service. The VA medical examiner concluded that any relationship between these conditions and the veteran's period of military service was speculative.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a left hamstring injury do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his residuals from a left inguinal hernia repair was denied as he failed to report for VA examinations and the examiner could not determine if the symptoms were related to his service-connected condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's gastrointestinal disorder and post-traumatic tremor of the right upper extremity, finding that these conditions are due to aggravation from medication taken for a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for a lung disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for his cervical spine strain, thoracic spine strain with Neuropraxia, degenerative changes T3-T6, and urticaria. The veteran did not have arthritis of the lower back or hands during service or within one year thereafter. His service-connected conditions were rated based on their current manifestations.

The Board has granted a 10% evaluation for the service-connected right shoulder disability, effective from July 23, 1998.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability, characterized as L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1 bulging discs, warrants a 20 percent evaluation effective January 18, 2000.

The Board has determined that recovery of the overpayment of $735.00 in VA pension benefits would be against principles of equity and good conscience, given the veteran's age and health.

The Board found that the parastomal hernia developed after the VA cystoprostatectomy, but determined it was not due to carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill on the part of VA. The event was not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board found that the March 1971 and May 1998 rating decisions denying increased evaluations for defective vision due to chorioretinitis were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, as the evidence at the time supported the original determinations.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking typhoid fever to his time in service or as a POW.

The Board granted service connection for myelofibrosis and related anemia effective March 5, 2001.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation for his service-connected duodenal ulcer, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of verified service in the United States Armed Forces or Philippine Commonwealth Army.

The veteran's service did not qualify him for nonservice-connected pension during his lifetime, and therefore the appellant is not eligible for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.