Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Section 306 death pension benefits, finding that it was not timely submitted.

The veteran's claim of service connection for laryngeal dyskinesia is granted.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for distal muscular dystrophy and is now considering whether it should be granted.

The VA denied an increased rating for postoperative residuals of torsion of the testicles, finding no evidence of a disabling condition warranting a higher evaluation.

The veteran's thyroid disorder, diagnosed as Graves Disease, has not met the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent since service connection was established.

The veteran's claim for a noncompensable rating for residuals of infection of the left middle finger was denied by the Board.

The veteran's urethritis is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board denied an increased rating.

The Board has granted service connection for neurogenic bowel and an increased rating for the veteran's intestinal disability. The issue of service connection for neurogenic bladder is remanded.

The veteran's overpayment of disability pension benefits is waived due to the lack of fault on his part and undue financial hardship.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim of entitlement to an increased rating for his service-connected traumatic brain syndrome with psychotic reaction is well grounded and requires further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for loss of vision secondary to service-connected hypertension and an increased rating for hypertension. The evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's current vision problems were caused by his service-connected hypertension.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder has been productive of total social and industrial inadaptability since April 3, 1995, leading to an earlier effective date of May 1, 1995 for a 100 percent schedular rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hip disorder is aggravated by her service-connected hammertoe correction, and thus grants service connection for this condition as secondary to her service-connected disability.

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

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for prostatitis. The RO denied reopening of the claim in September 1997, but the veteran did not appeal this decision.

The veteran's claim for service connection for impaired vision is denied as there is no competent medical evidence relating his current diagnoses to his periods of active service.

The Board has determined that the claim is well-grounded and grants service connection for traumatic phthisis bulbi of the right eye, status post enucleation.

The Board found that the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not well-grounded due to a lack of evidence linking the cause of death (multiple myeloma) to military service or any related disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and entitlement to dependent's educational assistance, finding that there was no evidence linking his cancer of the tongue to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange. The claim is considered not well grounded.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for service connection for residuals of a CVA is well-grounded and grants the claim based on direct service connection.