Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the RO for additional consideration.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development due to issues related to an earlier effective date for death pension benefits. The appellant is seeking a retroactive award of death pension benefits, but her claim was denied because her income exceeded the maximum allowable rate and she did not submit evidence of a timely filed application with SSA.

The Board has determined that the veteran's myopia with an astigmatism is not a disability for VA compensation purposes and thus does not warrant service connection. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for HIV remains pending, as the record includes evidence that bears directly and substantially upon the specific matter under consideration.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a herniated nucleus pulposus in August 1974. The veteran's motion to revise or reverse this decision due to clear and unmistakable error was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a left foot injury, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in their decision.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery of overpayment in pension benefits in the amount of $108, finding that the appellant's failure to notify VA of his change in medical expenses was his fault and not against equity and good conscience.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the veteran's VA benefits on behalf of his children, finding that the veteran reasonably discharges his responsibility for child support and that hardship has not been demonstrated by the appellant.

The Board found that the veteran's calluses on both feet had their onset during service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran does not have an anal fissure, GERD, or eye injury related to his service. The Board also found no evidence of a left knee disability or bilateral CTS. Therefore, the claims for these conditions were denied.

The Board found that a valid VA loan guaranty indebtedness in the amount of $27,338.18 was created and that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of left leg distal fibula avulsion fracture do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran died of a heart attack, and his cardiovascular disease was not service-connected. The claim for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an increased rating for malaria, finding that his condition is inactive and does not qualify for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now being sent back to the RO for a VA dermatology examination and for any other necessary actions.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending evidence and the court's decision invalidating previous regulations. The case will be returned to the RO for additional development of VA outpatient and lab testing records related to the veteran's gastrointestinal condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin rash, also claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for left eye aphakia, postoperative cataracts. The evidence submitted did not present new and material information.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's inflammatory bowel disease as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, with a 10% disability rating.

The veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a right hand injury is being remanded due to the need for compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).

The veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for erythematous vesicular rash, based on an initial award, is being remanded due to the invalidity of certain regulations and the need for additional development including obtaining medical records.