Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board denied the claim for burial benefits as there was no evidence that the veteran died while hospitalized at a VA facility, and the appellant's arguments were not supported by evidence. The death certificate showed the veteran died at Grossmont Hospital, which is not considered a VA facility.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of meningitis and encephalitis, as well as an increased rating for benign recurrent cholangitis with adjustment disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's mental deficits were related to his viral encephalitis in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is not well-grounded because there is no medical evidence linking his dental condition to the use of Dilantin(r) prescribed by VA.

The Board found that the appellant's actions did not constitute bad faith, and thus allowed for consideration of whether recovery would be against the principle of equity and good conscience. The case is still pending on this issue.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has ordered the case remanded for further development due to uncertainty regarding the nature and cause of the veteran's current disorder, specifically his exposure to solvents, cleaners, and chemicals during service.

The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's claims for service connection for his gastrointestinal, genitourinary, endocrine, liver, and neurologic conditions, all claimed as due to undiagnosed illness from Persian Gulf War service.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for disability compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for impotence and service connection for basal cell carcinoma due to exposure to ionizing radiation, finding that there was no new and material evidence presented.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for Raynaud's disease, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the former or revised criteria.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims because he did not file a timely substantive appeal within the required time frame.

The case is being remanded for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining additional treatment records.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for a blood disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.

The veteran's claim is that he now has excruciating pain in his wrists and an inability to grip objects regardless of their weight. The case must be remanded for a more comprehensive VA medical examination that specifically identifies the nature and severity of all residual disability due to the service-connected fracture of the navicular bones.

The VA has denied an increased disability evaluation for the veteran's service-connected torn medial meniscus of the right knee, postoperative with degenerative joint disease.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran died during the pendency of the appeal and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death because there was no medical evidence linking his cause of death to his period of active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board found no credible evidence linking the veteran's current eye condition to service, and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of evidence showing when the initial notice of indebtedness and waiver rights were dispatched by the VBA Debt Management Center.

The RO denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for bilateral chondromalacia of the patella, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The veteran's urinary incontinence was rated at 60% from November 2, 1993. The RO increased the rating for bowel incontinence to 30% effective February 11, 1997. The left lower extremity weakness remains at 80%, and the right lower extremity weakness is now rated at 40%.

The Board found that the veteran's recurrent urethral stricture and bladder instability are service-connected, with the latter condition being proximately due to or the result of the former.