Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for Marie-Strumpell disease, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The RO confirmed a previously assigned 40 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected gunshot wound residuals, and denied an increased rating.

The veteran's appeal for an increased rating for residuals of frozen feet was denied. The issue of service connection for Guillain-Barre syndrome remains pending and has not been resolved.

The Board denied service connection for shell fragment wounds to the face, left leg, and left leg elbow. The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for PTSD was remanded.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected orbital bone fracture with diplopia is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a comprehensive VA ophthalmology examination.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a myocardial infarction secondary to his service-connected aortic insufficiency is not well-grounded.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of an overpayment of improved disability pension benefits due to his willful failure to disclose his wife's employment income, which constituted a material fact with intent to retain eligibility.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because they died before the Board could consider the merits of their claim.

The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for cystitis was denied, with the effective date remaining at the day following separation from service in May 1946.

The Board has granted the veteran's waiver of recovery for an overpayment of $13,976 in VA improved pension benefits due to his failure to report earned income and interest. The decision also noted that recovery would result in severe financial hardship.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the right foot, finding that his current clinical findings do not show he has lost the use of his right foot.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses is denied because the treatment was not for a service-connected disability and there was no evidence that it was an emergent condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and the underlying rating decisions are vacated.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of loan guaranty indebtedness, finding that he was at fault in creating the debt and that collection would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection of a branchial cleft cyst as secondary to his service-connected neck injury was not well-grounded. The claim for an increased rating for residuals of a neck injury was granted, but at a lower level than requested.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) found that the veteran's left knee disability, characterized by patellofemoral pain syndrome with lateral subluxation postoperative, did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for service connection for impaired vision, cataracts, and a sleep disorder are not well grounded. The evidence does not establish a current disability or link between any in-service disease or injury and these conditions.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected urticaria and hiatal hernia with esophagitis are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.