Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved pension benefits, finding that it would not be against equity and good conscience to recover the overpayment.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of death due to a lack of evidence linking the veteran's fatal heart disease to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA disability benefits due to a lack of valid documentation verifying his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to death pension as she does not have basic eligibility for that benefit.

The veteran's brother, the appellant, is ordered to repay $2,691 of overpaid pension benefits. The rest of the overpayment at issue will not be recovered from him.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a bowel disorder, residuals of cheek injury, and residuals of rib cage injury were denied. The claim for an increased evaluation for PTSD was also denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected urethritis, finding that it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation during the period from December 28, 2001.

The Board found that the veteran's colon cancer is not related to her service or her service-connected back disability, and thus denied her claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA disability pension benefits in the amount of $1,111 as it was not timely filed.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the appellant withdrew it before a decision was made.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for the residuals of a right fifth finger amputation, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for the veteran's residuals of fracture of the left femur, finding that his condition did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Board found that the appellant was at fault in creating the overpayment of VA improved death pension benefits and denied her request for a waiver, as recovery would not be against the principles of equity and good conscience.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cause of death, aspiration pneumonia, was a result of VA treatment and compensation is granted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of service connection for a duodenal ulcer, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a shrapnel wound to the right arm, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted but concluding that the disability was not incurred in or related to his military service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including neurofibromatosis, as there was no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for an ulcer disability and a hiatal hernia.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability as a result of balanitis incurred during service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's service-connected diverticulitis is currently productive of no more than mild symptomatology, as characterized by disturbances of bowel function and occasional episodes of abdominal distress. The Board has determined that an increased rating for this condition is not warranted.