Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board denied the appellant's application to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to DIC under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that there was no new and material evidence submitted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits, finding that no new and material evidence had been received since the June 1959 denial.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen her death pension benefits due to lack of new and material evidence, as the submitted documents did not change her corpus or net worth in a way that would make her eligible for pension benefits.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's healed fracture of the left thumb, effective from February 18, 1999.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left footdrop was caused by VA medical treatment in January 1998, and therefore meets the criteria for disability compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his right leg vascular disability does not preclude him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's overpayment of VA pension benefits was denied due to his bad faith in not reporting changes in income, leading to the creation of the overpayment. The Board found that the veteran engaged in unfair and deceptive dealings with VA.

The Board found no evidence of a back injury in service and concluded that the veteran's current back disability is not related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an eye condition, including bilateral macular degeneration. The evidence shows that the preexisting macular degeneration was not aggravated by service and is considered a constitutional or developmental abnormality.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to a lack of evidence showing carelessness, negligence, or fault on the part of the VA in causing the dissection of the descending thoracic aorta.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a nasal fracture, finding no credible evidence to support his assertion that he sustained such an injury in service.

The Board denied service connection for anemia and bilateral defective hearing, finding no current disability manifested by these conditions that can be related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied his claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for Duane's refraction syndrome, finding that it was not related to his military service.

The veteran's daughter is not entitled to accrued benefits in excess of $150.00 due to the reimbursement of funeral expenses and other medical expenses.

The Board denied the reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for right otitis media with mastoiditis and temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ), finding that there was no indication of a basis to assign a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed deep venous insufficiency of the left leg and venous insufficiency of the left hand are not related to his military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because no substantive appeal was filed within the required timeframe regarding an earlier effective date for the apportionment of the veteran's VA pension benefits.

The Board has determined that there is no pending appeal regarding the effective date for service connection of limitation motion of the temporomandibular joint, as the veteran did not file a timely Substantive Appeal.