Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death was not related to his military service, including any potential exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board found that the appellant did not submit a timely request for waiver of indebtedness, and thus denied his appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of September 1, 1999, for additional pension benefits for his dependent child. The decision stated that the veteran did not provide timely information to add the child as a dependent.

The Board determined that the veteran's former spouse, [redacted], was improperly included in his compensation benefits from October 1, 1978 to November 1, 1983. The effective date for additional compensation benefits for the veteran's current spouse, [redacted], is set at March 15, 1996.

The Committee waived $8,416.80 of the existing overpayment due to the veteran's reliance on his eligibility for Social Security benefits and VA pension benefits, which resulted in an overpayment. The remaining $10,625.20 was denied as it would cause undue hardship.

The Board has determined that the veteran is mentally competent for VA purposes and therefore does not meet the criteria for incompetence.

The veteran's claim for service connection for skin rashes and lesions as a result of ionizing radiation was denied by the RO in an April 2000 rating decision. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, conduct a VA examination, and readjudicate the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's receipt of Social Security Administration disability benefits constituted countable income for VA non-service-connected disability pension purposes, and thus reduced his VA non-service-connected disability pension was proper.

The Board found that K.A.G. and H.M.G., the appellant's minor children, are not among the beneficiaries of the veteran's National Service Life Insurance policy.

The Board has determined that the veteran's complete obstruction of the left nostril is a result of the January 1982 basal flap reconstruction performed by VA, and thus warrants compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have active uveitis and therefore, a compensable evaluation for uveitis is denied.

The Board has found that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, and as a result, the claim is granted.

The Board found that there is no current medical opinion linking the veteran's bladder disorder to an incident of his active service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected varicose veins of the right leg and subtotal gastrectomy for duodenal ulcer, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current deviated septum is likely due to an injury sustained during his active military service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved death pension benefits, finding that her failure to report earned income was done with knowledge of its likely consequences and thus constituted bad faith.

The Board found that the veteran's left hip disorder, which was likely Legg-Perthes disease prior to service, did not undergo a permanent increase during military service and concluded that it may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of pension benefits in the amount of $8,390.80.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected urticaria does not warrant an evaluation in excess of the current 10 percent rating.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested withdrawal of the appeal regarding his claim for a higher disability rating for duodenal ulcer/postoperative gastrectomy from June 6, 1995.