Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the overpayment of improved disability pension benefits in the calculated amount of $46,910.00 was properly created and denied the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostatitis, finding no medical evidence linking his current condition to his second period of active service.

The Board has vacated its previous decision and granted service connection for the veteran's throat disorder, effective September 9, 2002.

The Board denied service connection for sore joints and muscles, finding no objective indications of disability in the veteran's medical records.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sickle cell trait with anemia due to new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for a fungal infection of the hands and feet due to new evidence submitted since the previous denial in July 1992. The claim is now pending for further adjudication.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for UTI's and for increased ratings for her right wrist, left wrist, and right shoulder conditions. The evidence did not establish a current disability or show that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran did not file a substantive appeal after receiving the Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected hypertrophy of the right testicle with chronic epididymitis and varicocele of the left testicle, finding that the current ratings adequately reflect the severity of these conditions.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for scleroderma and a TDIU rating, finding that her service-connected disabilities do not prevent her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic lymphocytic leukemia is not related to his active service or any disease or injury therein, including claimed exposure to radiation. The claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran is eligible for compensation for disability attributable to pancytopenia resulting from VA medical treatment that produced additional disability not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board has determined that the earliest date for which the veteran is entitled to nonservice-connected pension benefits is May 25, 1999.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for direct fee payment from past-due benefits due to a lack of final decision on his TDIU claim.

The Board granted an increased evaluation of 10 percent for the appellant's service-connected residuals of shell fragment wounds of the left lower extremity and a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The claim for increased evaluation of the left upper extremity disability was denied.

The Board found that the veteran did not sustain trauma to his upper front tooth during active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the appellant's claim of basic eligibility for VA benefits, but he does not meet the requirements for veteran status.

The Board found that the veteran promptly reported his receipt of earned income and SSA benefits to the VA, and thus did not find fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith on his part. The claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA improved pension benefits is granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal as the RO granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1310, rendering moot the appellant's alternative claim of entitlement to DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.

The Committee denied the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of educational benefits in the amount of $2049.75.