Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, resulting in DIC benefits. The attorney is eligible to receive a 20% contingency fee from past-due benefits starting December 1, 1994 and ending November 29, 1999.

The Board has granted service connection for a disorder manifested by weakness or tremor of the extremities, finding that it is at least as likely as not aggravated by the veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability.

The VA denied claims for increased evaluations and service connection for multiple joint arthritis, gunshot wounds to the right arm, and gunshot wounds to the left leg. The veteran's conditions were found not to meet criteria for higher ratings under either old or new rating criteria.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the veteran's VA compensation benefits to cover her son, E.G., up until his 18th birthday.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits due to a lack of legal entitlement, as his service with the New Philippine Scouts did not constitute active military service for purposes of VA disability pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran did not file a timely substantive appeal regarding his claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals of clear cell carcinoma, and thus lacks jurisdiction to consider this issue.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his lung cancer and his military service or exposure to asbestos.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied because there is no evidence of additional disability resulting from the November 1995 surgery at a VA facility.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has determined that the veteran's claim for an increased rating for left calf cramping is denied. The evidence does not support a compensable rating, and the current evaluation already reflects the symptomatology and resulting impairment demonstrated in the medical records.

The Board found that the veteran's claims of a testicular condition and sexual dysfunction were not well-grounded, as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of service in the United States Armed Forces.

The veteran's service is not considered to be 'during a period of war', and his service does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for non-service-connected death benefits.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired variously diagnosed neck disorder is not well-grounded due to lack of evidence linking his current condition to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate pulmonary function tests and raised issues of chronic bronchitis for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation for his gastrointestinal disability was denied. The regional office determined that the correct effective date for service connection of primary sclerosing cholangitis was April 1, 1995, and increased the evaluation to 100 percent as of November 26, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for varicose veins and an increased evaluation for osteomyelitis, right tibia. The decision found that there was no competent evidence of a nexus between the conditions and service or service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate is denied due to his nonservice-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the amount of $4,616 for the period beginning December 1, 1996 due to bad faith on his part.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a vision disorder, finding that it was not well-grounded due to lack of medical evidence linking his current eye disability to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA benefits due to lack of a valid legal marital relationship prior to the veteran's death.