Other conditions Board decisions

The Board granted the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Improved Pension in the amount of $1,746 due to fault on his part and undue hardship resulting from repayment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his compensation benefits for additional liver disability due to VA treatment, finding no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has denied the claim for service connection as myopic astigmatism with bilateral amblyopia, finding that it did not begin during or worsen due to active duty for training.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral bunions were incurred during her active service and granted her claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for burial allowance in excess of $300 and plot or internment allowance in excess of $150, finding that the maximum allowable benefits have been awarded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected left thigh gunshot wound involving Muscle Group XIV, finding that the residuals did not more nearly approximate severe muscle impairment.

The veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcers substantially contributed to his fatal cerebrovascular accident, causing his death. The Board found that the ulcers were a contributory cause of death.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board found that the veteran's current respiratory issues are not related to his service and denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's character of discharge from service is a bar to VA compensation or pension benefits due to accepting an undesirable discharge to escape trial by court-martial.

The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of a claimed back injury, and denied reopening based on finality of the August 1974 RO rating decision.

The Board found that the appellant's deceased spouse did not have qualifying service with the U.S. Armed Forces, and thus the appellant is not eligible for VA death pension benefits.

The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted since the April 1990 decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right inguinal hernia, finding that the current 10% rating adequately reflects the disability.

The Board found that the veteran's venous insufficiency of the lower extremities was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not related to any service-connected disability.

The veteran's waiver request for overpayment of VA improved pension benefits in the amount of $1,666.46 was denied due to a finding of fraud/misrepresentation on his part.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded to the RO for specific actions, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA orthopedic examination.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for the entire proceeds of the veteran's National Service Life Insurance policy.

The Board denied the application to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for a blood disorder and the veteran's claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals, excision of a ganglion cyst, left thumb, metacarpophalangeal joint with scar is pending.