Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin disorder is not related to his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a skin disorder is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for primary sclerosing cholangitis, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board found no evidence of an innocently acquired psychiatric disability due to service, and concluded that any current adjustment disorder is not related to military service.

The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death is not related to any injury or disease incurred in service, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no medical evidence of a current lower left abdominal condition and thus service connection cannot be granted.

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was an acute coronary event, not related to service or VA care. The appellant's claim for DIC benefits based on a seizure disorder being aggravated by VA treatment was denied.

The Board found that the veteran's service medical records do not indicate a fracture or fractures of the right arm in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO in Manila for a hearing and further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right eye blindness is not related to his military service.

The Board found that the overpayment of DIC benefits was properly created due to increased income reported by the appellant. The claim is now remanded for issuance of a Statement of the Case regarding the issue of entitlement to a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of DIC benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected healed fracture of the right zygoma warrants a rating no higher than 10 percent, as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death, nonservice-connected death pension benefits, and accrued benefits due to lack of evidence linking the veteran's heart condition to his service.,Specifically, there was no medical evidence showing that the congestive heart failure or anemia shown after service had onset in service, or was otherwise caused by a disease or injury of service origin.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been received to reopen the service connection claim for bilateral perforated eardrums, but denied the claim as there is no current objective evidence of a disability.

The veteran was granted increased ratings for various disabilities associated with Reiter's syndrome, including the lumbar and cervical spines, thumbs, fingers, knees, and elbows. The effective dates are not specified.

The Board has confirmed and continued the current 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected skin disability, characterized as lichen simplex chronicus versus necrobiosis lipoidica. The condition is controlled by topical medication and does not meet or more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating.

The veteran's papillary transitional cell carcinoma was manifested by slight hesitancy and nocturia three to four times a night with no evidence of recurrence, incontinence, renal dysfunction, obstructed voiding or significant urinary tract infections from December 1, 2001 to September 28, 2004. Therefore, the disability rating was not greater than 20 percent during this period.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a prostate disorder, finding that the submitted evidence was not new and material.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not entitled to an increased apportionment of the veteran's disability compensation due to her reported income exceeding her expenses, and the veteran's reported expenses exceeding his income.

The Pension Maintenance Center reduced the appellant's VA death pension benefits effective February 1, 2002 due to her receipt of Civil Service income.

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral chondromalacia patella is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if he has current knee disorders related to his military service.