Other conditions decisions — 2000

The veteran's separation from service was not due to a service-connected disability, and he did not present evidence of current disability or aggravation during service. Therefore, the appeal is denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his rheumatic fever with heart involvement is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and development of records.

The Board has determined that the claim of entitlement to service connection for a neurogenic bladder disorder secondary to a service-connected closed head injury is not well-grounded and therefore denied.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's service-connected hearing loss or any other disability to his death from pancreatic cancer, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the funeral and last expenses paid by the appellant between the date of the veteran's death and the date her claim for death pension was received can be considered to reduce her countable income for death pension benefit purposes.

The veteran's need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound is unclear due to conflicting medical opinions. The case is remanded for further examination.

The Board found that the veteran's heart condition, including her ostium primum atrial septal defect and irregular heartbeat, was aggravated by military service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for an eye disorder. The Court then remanded the issue due to a change in the standard applied by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not well grounded due to lack of evidence linking the cause of death (prolymphocytic leukemia) to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected recurrent back pain with scoliosis and history of hip and leg involvement warrants a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board denied an increased rating for the right foot disability, finding that the condition is productive of no more than moderately severe impairment.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining evidence from the Social Security Administration and providing the veteran with a VA examination to assess his musculoskeletal disabilities. The RO will then evaluate each of the veteran's ratable disabilities under the Rating Schedule and consider whether he meets the percentage requirements or criteria for 'unemployability'.

The veteran's claim for a waiver of recovery of an improved pension overpayment was denied due to his failure to report unearned income, which the Board found constituted bad faith. The debt in question is $1,620.

The VA determined that the veteran's post-operative residuals of a fracture of the left tibia do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to clarify the relationship between the veteran's right hand weakness and his service-connected disability, as well as to determine the degree of impairment due to the service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, finding that the veteran's current condition is not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations for his patellofemoral pain syndrome of both knees, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the appellant's attempt to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, sinus condition, and flu-like syndrome resulting from an undiagnosed illness are not well-grounded.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for essential blepharospasm was not well grounded and denied it.