Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran acted in bad faith by failing to promptly notify VA of his separation and divorce from A. J., resulting in an overpayment, and therefore denied the waiver of recovery of the overpayment.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's basal cell carcinoma to his military service, including a smallpox vaccination he claimed to have received in 1984 or 1986. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, as it has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has remanded the case for a determination on whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of service connection for the residuals of a cerebral vascular accident as secondary to hypertension. The issue of special monthly compensation by reason of the need for aid and attendance or being housebound will be considered after this determination.

The VA determined that the veteran's scars from his shell fragment wounds do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for alcoholism as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The appellant's income exceeded the maximum applicable income limitation for death pension benefits, resulting in a denial of her claim.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case due to incomplete records and failure to apply new regulations for payment of expenses of private emergency treatment of non-service connected disability. The AO must obtain legible copies of all relevant medical records, address all pre-conditions listed in 38 C.F.R. � 17.1002, provide fair notice to the veteran regarding his claim, and offer assistance if needed.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of rheumatic fever, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher disability evaluation.

The veteran's conversion reaction causes occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating.

The veteran's service-connected enucleated right eye disability does not meet the criteria for a TDIU due to its low percentage rating, but his unemployability is acknowledged.

The veteran's initial ratings for her bilateral foot disabilities are found to be proper, with no higher evaluations warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen her claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as a result of exposure to Agent Orange, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability of the feet, an increased initial rating for acne keloidalis nuchae of the scalp, and an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for acne keloidalis nuchae of the scalp. The total disability rating based on individual unemployability claim was also denied.

The Board granted an effective date of May 20, 1998 for the assignment of a TDIU. The issue regarding whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the October 1995 rating decision denying entitlement to a TDIU is denied.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his shell fragment wound of the left hip was granted, with a 30 percent disability rating effective September 19, 2002.

The Board found that the veteran's right elbow disability was not incurred or aggravated in service, and denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for sesamoiditis of the left great toe as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a fractured left ankle, finding no medical evidence linking the two.

The Board finds that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus does not warrant service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hernia preexisted service and did not increase in severity during active duty, thus denying his claim for service connection.