Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death.

The veteran's service-connected esophagitis/odynophagia is manifested by persistent recurrent dysphagia, pyrosis, and regurgitation, accompanied by substernal and arm pain; the severity and duration of such symptoms as demonstrated in the record are comparable to symptoms productive of considerable impairment of health. With resolution of all reasonable doubt in the veteran's favor, the criteria for a 30 percent rating have been met.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death, eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35, and entitlement to VA death pension benefits due to various legal and factual reasons.

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 determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral varicoceles with infertility warranted an initial compensable rating prior to December 28, 1998 and a rating in excess of 10 percent from December 28, 1998. The claims were denied.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current Raynaud's disease or phenomenon and his service, including an incident of frostbite. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for joint pain and swelling as a chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness, with the condition rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's calluses of both feet are rated as 10 percent disabling under the analogous condition of bilateral anterior metatarsalgia.

The veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for his laceration to the dorsum of the right index finger was granted, with no specific rating assigned.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a back injury, finding no evidence linking his current disability to service.

The Board found no evidence of dental trauma during service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved pension benefits, finding that his repeated failure to report income from employment earnings in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 constituted bad faith.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits due to a lack of recognized active service.

The VA determined that the appellant's disabilities were not due to a service-connected condition, but rather resulted from his own willful misconduct in driving recklessly and speeding.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right eye pinguecula and pterygium, as well as left eye pterygium. The evidence did not show current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of evidence showing that his loss of vision in the left eye was caused by VA care, negligence, or an unforeseeable event.

The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to service connection for a heart murmur, which was first diagnosed during his military service. The current medical evidence shows other cardiovascular disorders/symptomatology such as hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, regurgitation, etc., but these are not being granted in this decision.

The Board found that the veteran did not file a timely request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved pension benefits in the amount of $33,399 within 180 days from February 16, 1995. The appeal is denied.

The VA has determined that the veteran's residuals of an appendectomy do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The veteran's claim for an extension of her delimiting date for education assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code is denied as she did not meet the criteria for such an extension.