Other conditions decisions — 2000

The veteran's application for Supplemental Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1922A was denied because it was filed more than one year after he became eligible, and the requirement of a timely application is not waived by law.

The veteran's claim for recognition of his daughter as a helpless child was denied. The Board also found that the effective date for pension benefits should be August 21, 1990, and not earlier.

The veteran's bilateral macular degeneration is found to be directly related to his service exposure to sunlight, and thus granted as service-connected.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hair loss and hematoma of the back, finding that they were not well-grounded due to lack of objective medical evidence.

The veteran's claim for an increase in his rating for a right great toe fracture was granted, with the effective date being unknown as no specific effective date is provided.

The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 6, 1998, for the grant of non-service connected pension benefits was granted as of November 18, 1996.

The veteran's overpayment of $4069.00 was not due to fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith on his part. However, the Board found that recovery of this amount would be against equity and good conscience as it would result in unjust enrichment.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic skin disorder due to exposure to ionizing radiation in service, finding that there is no reasonable possibility that the disability resulted from such exposure.

The veteran died in November 1983 from bronchopneumonia due to cerebral vascular thrombosis. The death was not service-connected as there is no evidence of a service-connected condition that caused or contributed significantly to the cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection due to a back disorder because no new and material evidence was submitted.

The veteran's appeal for nonservice-connected pension benefits has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran did not timely file a notice of disagreement regarding the October 1993 decision to deny reopening of service connection for removal of left testicle, and thus there was no jurisdiction over this issue.

The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for the veteran's schizoaffective disorder, finding that it causes total social and industrial inadaptability.

The Board has granted an initial 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected incurvated dystrophic nail, left great toe.

The Board has determined that the appellant's failure to notify the VA of his change in educational status contributed to the creation of an overpayment. The Board finds no indication of undue hardship or unfairness in requiring repayment, and thus denies the waiver of recovery.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda, claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure, is not well grounded. The evidence does not show a diagnosis of porphyria cutanea tarda within one year after the last date of herbicide exposure during active military service.

The Board found that discontinuance of the appellant's vocational rehabilitation program in April 1991 was proper, and that the rate of VA benefits paid to him during his training period from August 1990 to December 1990 was correct. The VA was not required to authorize payment for tools related to his education goals.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a skin disorder that he claims was caused by exposure to Agent Orange during his military service. The RO has not considered all the evidence of record, including recent VA medical records, in adjudicating this claim.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for a duodenal ulcer, finding that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for arthritis of the knees, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.