Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of apportioned VA pension benefits in the amount of $800, finding that it would be against the principles of equity and good conscience to require her to pay this debt.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for right breast cancer, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by active duty and not due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for hypertensive vascular disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the T2 level as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim for spinal cord compression at the T6 level was also granted. A 60 percent evaluation was assigned for disability of the lumbosacral spine, effective from March 30, 1999.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no established event or condition in service caused his death. The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence to connect any current disabilities with service.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected varicose veins in the right leg is being remanded due to new evidence and a need for further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of dental trauma, finding that his condition was not incurred in or aggravated by service and did not meet the criteria for VA outpatient dental treatment.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for dengue fever. The veteran's application to reopen his claim is denied.

The Board found that a cerebrovascular accident and its residuals are not shown to be causally related to an incident or event of the veteran's military service, or caused by a service-connected headache disorder.

The Board finds that the veteran's service connection claim for meralgia paresthetica, claimed as secondary to her service-connected stress incontinence, is granted. The issue of service connection for hysterectomy as secondary to stress incontinence will be remanded.

The Board found no evidence of right arm nerve disability during service or for many years thereafter, and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The rating decision reduced the disability evaluation for the veteran's service-connected gunshot wound to the abdominal region from 100% to 0%, but this was found to be in error due to a failure to consider muscle group injuries resulting from the gunshot.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of death, legal entitlement to accrued benefits, and basic eligibility for non-service connected pension benefits due to lack of evidence linking his conditions to service.

The Board found that the appellant's current atrial arrhythmia was not caused or aggravated by any incident related to disease or injury incurred during active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for tongue and mouth cancer, finding no new and material evidence to support his claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen his previously denied pension benefits due to lack of new and material evidence regarding his wartime service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and providing additional VCAA notice.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's laceration of the right forearm, finding that the scar is well-healed with no evidence of tenderness or limitation of function. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a compensable evaluation.

The VA granted service connection for skin symptomatology of herpes simplex virus and assigned a 10 percent disability rating, effective January 15, 2002.

The veteran's overpayment of improved disability pension benefits was denied due to his failure to report additional income, resulting in an overpayment. The Committee on Waivers and Compromises determined that the veteran had knowingly received improved pension benefits based on reported family income derived solely from Social Security Administration (SSA) payments.

The Board found that the veteran's current gastrointestinal disorder did not have its onset during service or result from disease or injury in service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.