Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board found that the overpayment was not due solely to error on the part of the VA and thus properly created. The veteran's waiver request for the overpayment was denied.

The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver to recover an overpayment of improved death pension benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience due to her financial situation.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death.

The appellant does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits due to a lack of qualifying service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for shortness of breath and a neck condition as secondary to his service-connected low back disability.

The veteran's service is not considered active military for VA pension purposes, making him ineligible for non-service-connected benefits.

The VA denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved death pension benefits due to her bad faith in creating the overpayment by failing to report her income accurately and timely.

The Board denied a higher rating for the veteran's service-connected atrial fibrillation, finding that the evidence did not support an increased disability rating under either the old or new rating criteria.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to his father not meeting the basic eligibility requirements as a veteran, and also because of the appellant's age.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including verifying service records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board found no current signs or symptoms of urethritis and denied the claim for an increased disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected residuals of excision, right radial head, with traumatic arthritis. The current 10 percent rating is considered sufficient to compensate him for any functional impairment caused by his disorder.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection of his right foot disorder due to lack of well-grounded evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of recognized military service.

The veteran's heart murmur is not service-connected, but he was granted compensation for the complications of his aortic valve replacement surgery and a total disability evaluation due to his condition.

The RO awarded special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ effective from August 15, 1995. The appellant was diagnosed with impotence due to the April 1973 sigmoid colostomy surgery.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for service connection of psychoneurosis and hysteria, claimed as a nervous condition. The issue of secondary service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease due to service-connected bursitis of the right knee is pending.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected left knee disorder since February 3, 1995. The condition is characterized by torn lateral-collateral ligaments and chronic strain with arthritis.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a CVA as secondary to service-connected residuals of a skull fracture, and also denied increased rating and special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.

The veteran's service-connected pilonidal cyst is productive of repeated ulceration, swelling and tenderness but without limitation of function. The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence does not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.