Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of pension benefits, finding that recovery would not be against the principles of equity and good conscience.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda, secondary to inservice exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange, is not well grounded. The veteran's currently diagnosed condition does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on herbicide agent exposure or direct service connection.

The VA denied a claim for an increased rating for residuals of a laceration of the right hand, finding that there was no evidence of impairment or functional deficit.

The Board has determined that the veteran's arthritis of the left hip is proximately due to his service-connected left knee disability and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee disability, characterized by chondromalacia patella with moderate pain and limitation of motion, warrants a 20 percent evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for scabies and essential pruritus as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service or herbicide exposure.

The veteran's low back disorder, including L5-S1 spondylosis and spondylolisthesis, was found to have its onset during active duty. The Board granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for additional disability of the left leg due to 1982 VA surgeries is denied as there is no evidence of fault on the part of VA.,The veteran's claim for additional disability of the right eye due to 1997 VA cataract surgery is denied as there is no evidence of fault on the part of VA.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for compensation benefits due to hernias, adhesions, and necessity of cutting intestine away from abdominal wall as there was no evidence showing additional disability resulting from VA treatment.

The Board found no evidence that VA medical treatment caused the veteran's myocardial infarction, and thus denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that there was no evidence linking the cause to service.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 29, 1998 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected arthritis of multiple joints.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of disability compensation benefits in the amount of $7,640 due to fault on his part and lack of undue economic hardship.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of head injuries is being remanded due to the need to obtain relevant records from his unit and SSA.

The Board has reopened the veteran's previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a right leg disability. However, the claim remains denied as there is no competent evidence showing that his preexisting tibia fracture was aggravated during service and resulted in current disabilities.

The veteran's overpayment of VA disability pension benefits was denied because she delayed reporting inheritance income, despite being advised to do so. The Board found fault with the veteran for not promptly notifying the VA.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for the cause of death is not well grounded, as there is no medical evidence establishing a nexus between the veteran's inservice neck injury and surgery and his subsequent subarachnoid hemorrhage and multiple strokes.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for varicose veins was denied, with the RO granting separate 10 percent ratings for each leg effective January 12, 1998.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) found that the veteran does not have a current left eye disability and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's hidradenitis suppurativa is rated at 30 percent, but the Board denied an increased rating. The total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability was also denied.