Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board denied the veteran's appeal, finding that his delimiting date for receiving educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 was June 3, 1998. The decision stated that since he received a general discharge from his second period of service, which was not an honorable discharge, his eligibility for Chapter 30 benefits ended on this date.

The Board found no evidence of a well-grounded claim for service connection for the residuals of a hysterectomy, and thus denied the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of overpayment because it was not received within the required 180-day period.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral defective hearing, finding that neither the old nor new criteria were more favorable to him.

The Board denied reopening the claim for VA death benefits based on recognized military service due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death as not well grounded, due to a lack of medical evidence linking the cause of death (chronic glomerulo nephritis) to military service.

The Board found that the claim was not well-grounded and denied it, as there was no credible evidence linking the veteran's cause of death to his period of active service.

The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder, short term memory loss, heart disorder, back disorder, and asbestosis. The claim for reopening the skin disorder was also denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a bladder infection is being remanded due to the failure of VA to provide adequate notice and examination.

The Board denied service connection for a cardiac disorder and the veteran's appeal on issues of rating and effective date. The heart murmur was not found to be related to active service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected left eye disability has been granted, with a noncompensable evaluation effective from June 19, 1993 to August 10, 1994 and on and after October 1, 1994.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected cerebral concussion and multiple non-facial scars, finding that there was no objective evidence of pain or disability from the scars. The veteran's headaches and memory loss were attributed to his past concussion.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that the veteran's income from the sale of trees from his real property was properly counted as income for computing his nonservice-connected pension benefits. The BVA found that the veteran did not report this income and had multiple pieces of real estate, some of which he owned under aliases.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence linking the veteran's current upper back and neck disabilities to service, including an alleged injury in a vehicle accident. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the waiver of recovery of an overpayment of death pension benefits, finding that repayment would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hair loss, sinus condition, throat condition (other than tonsillitis), lung condition, bilateral foot condition, and bilateral hand condition are not well grounded. The evidence does not establish a current disability or a nexus between any of these conditions and active duty service.

The veteran's post traumatic stress disorder results in angry, violent outbursts and other grossly inappropriate behavior. The Board has determined that a 100 percent rating is warranted for the period prior to September 9, 1998.

The Board found the veteran's claim for residuals of shrapnel wounds not well grounded due to lack of medical evidence of a current disability and a nexus between an inservice injury and the disability. The joint motion requested remand as the Board failed to consider the May 1998 VA examination report and did not adequately analyze the December 5, 1995 VA examination report.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left arm injury due to lack of evidence supporting the claim.

The Board denied the appellant's request for apportionment of her husband's compensation benefits, finding that he is reasonably discharging his responsibility for their support and that an award would cause undue hardship on him.