Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board has granted service connection for neurogenic bladder and bilateral weakness/numbness of the legs associated with compression fracture, L3. The effective dates requested by the veteran are being remanded to determine if earlier effective dates can be assigned.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, attributing it to adenocarcinoma of the duodenum which was not related to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a cold injury, and thus service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of subtotal medial meniscectomy with debridement of the right knee, and assigned a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board has waived recovery of the overpayment for additional compensation paid to the veteran from August 1, 1999 to February 28, 2001 on account of a dependent spouse. Recovery is not waived for the period September 1, 1996 to July 31, 1999.

The tonsil cancer that caused the veteran's death is as likely as not related to his military service, and thus service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current residuals of cold injury to the feet are service-connected.

The Board found that the appellant's Crohn's disease was not manifested during a period of active duty for training and is not shown to be otherwise related to his military service.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's papulosquamous eruption prior to May 10, 2001 and assigned a non-compensable evaluation thereafter. The veteran is also entitled to TDIU.

The Board has granted a 100% disability evaluation for chronic venous insufficiency of both the right and left lower extremities, effective from June 30, 2000.

The veteran's service-connected chronic epididymitis and recurrent prostatitis have been rated at 10 percent since February 1, 1997. The RO has increased the rating to 20 percent effective December 20, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 20 percent for residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left upper back and 70 percent for PTSD. The veteran's service-connected conditions were found to not warrant higher ratings based on current symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for a VA examination to determine if her arthritis is related to service. The AMC must also obtain any records of Dr. Campobasso's treatment prior to October 1994.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as the veteran's spouse due to a lack of evidence showing that her prior marriages were properly dissolved, thus preventing her from being considered a valid marital partner for VA benefits purposes.

The Board found that the veteran's gastrointestinal disorder was proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for anemia as secondary to the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain and also denied a higher rating for his lumbosacral strain.

The VA surgery did not result in additional disability, and the veteran's current conditions existed prior to the surgery.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed residuals of first and second degree burns of the feet, finding no current residuals.

The Board denied reopening the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, finding that new and material evidence showing the pre-existing skin disorder was aggravated by service had not been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's current right eye problems were not caused by VA medical treatment, and thus denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.