Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for dementia due to lack of new and material evidence, but granted a 60% rating for urinary incontinence as a residual of prostate cancer.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $16,447.00.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hip disorder is not related to his service or service-connected right and left knee disorders.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a cardiovascular disability, finding that it is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left knee condition.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral vision loss is not due to an in-service injury and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury, finding that there was no nexus between an inservice back injury and his current disability.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for nonservice-connected death pension benefits and accrued benefits due to lack of legal merit. The veteran did not have a pending claim at the time of his death, nor was he entitled to these benefits under an existing rating or decision.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 27, 1997, for a 100% evaluation for panic disorder was granted as of August 12, 1992.

The veteran's service-connected malaria has not been active for a long time and there are no demonstrated residuals. As such, the criteria for assignment of a compensable rating have not been met.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic eye (vision) disorder is not related to his service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The VA has denied the appellant's claims for higher initial evaluations for his service-connected hypertrophic changes of the first metatarsophalangeal joint in both feet, finding that these conditions do not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a personal hearing before a member of the Board at the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and PTSD, finding no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents or verified stressors during his active military service.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic myelogenous leukemia was not incurred in or related to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation or Agent Orange. The claim is denied.

The veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for malaria is denied as there is no objective evidence showing any current residuals of the in-service malaria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's permanent 100 percent disability rating for colon cancer with metastasis of the liver is granted, without need for further examination.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment in improved pension benefits amounting to $61,409 due to bad faith.

The Board has determined that the veteran's post traumatic stress disorder is related to his military service in Vietnam and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that a compensable rating for the veteran's right inguinal hernia is denied from December 24, 1997 to February 28, 2001. For the period since March 1, 2001, a 10 percent evaluation is granted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's gallbladder cancer, which caused his death in 1982, was incurred during service due to chronic cholecystitis/cholelithiasis first diagnosed after service. The Board finds this condition likely as not having its onset in service and contributing substantially or materially to cause the veteran's death.