Other conditions decisions — 2001

The Board denied the appellant's claim of recognition as a parent for VA benefits purposes, finding that she did not meet the legal requirements to be considered a parent under VA regulations.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's current hearing loss is related to his inservice exposure to acoustic trauma during National Guard active duty for training in June 1974, and thus grants service connection for bilateral defective hearing.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected post-traumatic sacroiliac arthritis of the right ilium was received on March 6, 1995. The medical evidence does not demonstrate that an increase in disability was factually ascertainable within one year prior to the veteran's March 6, 1995 application.

The Board denied the appellant's claim because his service did not establish him as a veteran for VA purposes.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected gout of the knees and feet is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records.

The veteran's inpatient care at a private hospital from October 16, 1999, until his death on October [redacted] 1999 was not authorized by VA and the criteria for reimbursement or payment of unauthorized medical expenses were not met.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen her claim for recognition as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA death pension purposes, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted.

The veteran's service-connected prostatitis with epididymitis is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that this rating is not adequate and denies an increased rating.

The veteran's polymorphous light eruption is productive of extensive lesions and constant itching, warranting a 30 percent evaluation since November 30, 1999.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of an injury to the left eye macula with vision loss has been dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left eye disorder is not related to his VA treatment and therefore denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran died of coronary atherosclerosis and insufficiency, with other significant conditions contributing to death. The Board found no evidence that the service-connected PTSD caused or contributed substantially to his death.

The VA determined that the veteran's right ankle condition was not caused by VA treatment and denied his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The veteran's claims are being remanded due to incomplete service records and the need for further evidentiary development.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a current compensation examination to determine the severity of his service-connected bilateral pes cavus and fasciitis.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of widow's death pension benefits in the amount of $3,900 due to her willful failure to disclose income from employment in 1995.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities did not contribute substantially or materially to his death. The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of death and entitlement to Dependents Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound on the right side of his nose are not manifested by any impairment warranting a compensable rating.

The veteran's overpayment of improved disability pension benefits was waived due to his fault in not promptly notifying VA of his divorce, and the decision concludes that recovery would cause undue economic hardship.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right femur residuals warrant a 10 percent evaluation from June 14, 1996 to August 28, 1998 and a 20 percent evaluation from August 29, 1998. The current evaluations are denied.