Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the veteran's right trapezius myositis effective May 2, 2005. The previous rating of 10 percent is maintained prior to that date.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved disability pension benefits, finding that there was no indication of fraud or bad faith on his part and that repayment would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) due to lack of evidence linking the cancer to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence received and outstanding VA treatment records. The veteran's claim for service connection for idulatory pulmonary fibrosis remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for further medical opinions regarding the etiology of the veteran's lung conditions, including asbestosis exposure.

The veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer is currently rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.

The Board has granted the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection of a urinary tract condition (UTI), as new and material evidence has been received since the final June 2001 rating decision.

The VA denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's left forearm gunshot wound residuals, as his condition does not meet criteria for higher ratings based on muscle or nerve involvement.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete service information and notification issues.

The Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim for entitlement to an effective date earlier than June 10, 2003 for the grant of a 30 percent rating for the disability at issue.

The Board has determined that the veteran's mitral valve prolapse and right hip disability were not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board found that the appellant knowingly presented false evidence, leading to her forfeiture of VA benefits. She was denied the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a pituitary tumor, finding that there was no evidence of onset during service and rejecting the opinion linking post-service diagnosis to service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a compensable evaluation of his left knee disability is denied as it is not factually ascertainable that the disability was compensably disabling prior to June 22, 2000.

The Board found the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of loan guaranty indebtedness valid, as he did not receive adequate notice regarding the foreclosure and default on his mortgage. The VA was granted authority to recover the debt.

The Board has determined that the veteran's lung disorder and bilateral leg disorder were not incurred in or aggravated during active service, and thus denied these claims.

The Board found that the veteran's October 1995 cerebral vascular accident was caused by the natural progression of his arterial occlusive vascular disease and not due to VA treatment, resulting in a denial of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The appellant is not entitled to accrued benefits because there was no pending claim for VA benefits at the time of her husband's death.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current psychiatric disorder to his in-service mental health problems, thus denying service connection.

The VA granted service connection for a herniated disc at L4-5 with degenerative changes L1 through S1 and assigned an initial evaluation of 20 percent effective May 3, 2000. The veteran's claim was later increased to 40 percent in July 2003.