Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a neck disorder, which was previously denied. The veteran's current diagnosis of cervicalgia and paresthesia is relevant in deciding her claim.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for eligibility for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits as new and material evidence was not presented, and the appellant did not meet the qualifying service requirement for such benefits.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected idiopathic aseptic necrosis, left femoral head and to determine if other criteria for higher ratings are applicable.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for defective vision and organic brain syndrome.

The Board denied dependency and indemnity compensation benefits as the helpless child of a deceased veteran due to lack of verified military service.

The veteran's overpayment of VA pension benefits was created due to failure to report retirement income. The Board found no indication of fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith and granted the waiver of recovery.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of an overpayment of VA death pension benefits in the amount of $11,172.00 due to her failure to report income from teaching, which was considered bad faith.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's cholecystectomy, claimed as a stomach condition, to his military service and denied the claim.

The veteran's request for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized private medical expenses incurred during hospitalization is being remanded due to scheduling issues.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's right tibia disability and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his left tibia disability.

The Board has determined that the reduction of the veteran's VA disability compensation benefits to a 10 percent level due to his incarceration from December 21, 1994 to December 19, 1995 was proper.

The Board finds that the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date is granted, as it was factually ascertainable within one year of his December 1987 claim that he had a psychotic disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of an overpayment of $9,519.00 due to his failure to file a timely request.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a reconstructed dose estimate of the veteran's exposure to radiation during service and obtaining appropriate opinions on whether this exposure is related to his fatal leukemia.

The Board found that the appellant's income exceeded the maximum limit for receiving VA improved death pension benefits, and thus denied her claim.

The Board found that there is no evidence to support the veteran's claim of service connection for numbness and tingling in his left hand and bilateral thighs, as these symptoms are not causally related to his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for residuals of adenocarcinoma of the prostate and impotence, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's post-operative incision of the ileocecal vesical fistula, due to amebic dysentery, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back injury during active service caused his current lumbar spine degenerative joint disease with discogenic disease, and thus granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, as veterans' claims do not survive their deaths. The appellant had no standing to continue the claim after the veteran died.