Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach condition, finding no current stomach condition and no evidence linking any such disorder to service.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for waivers of overpayments totaling $3,143 and $12,422 due to bad faith in failing to report SSA income changes.

The Board found that the veteran's injuries from a 1997 motor vehicle accident were due to his own willful misconduct, and thus denied his claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board denied a compensable rating for malaria as there is no current evidence of active malaria or disabling residuals from prior episodes.

The Board found that the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma, which caused his death in July 1998, was not incurred or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The Board also concluded that a disability incurred in or aggravated by service did not contribute substantially or materially to the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury as there is no medical evidence demonstrating current diagnoses or persistent symptoms.

The Board has denied the appellant's appeal regarding the creation and assessment of an overpayment for a spousal dependency allowance, finding that the retroactive termination was proper due to the appellant's knowledge and act.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for ptosis of the right eyelid and a request for an earlier effective date for service connection of disfigurement of the right eyelid. The veteran was not granted any new ratings or effective dates.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a head injury were aggravated by service, warranting service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's income was excessive for purposes of payment of improved pension benefits and denied his claim.

The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected callosities of the feet, which is comparable to severe bilateral flat feet.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of a left mandible fracture, effective from January 2001.

The Board granted a compensable evaluation of 10 percent for calculus of the right ureter, finding that the veteran had occasional attacks of colic without requiring catheter drainage.

The Board denied an increased rating for the service-connected duodenal ulcer, currently rated at 40 percent disabling.