Other conditions Board decisions

The appellant is not recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for receiving death pension benefits due to her marriage occurring less than one year before the veteran's death and lack of a valid common-law marriage.

The Board finds that there is no evidence of a March 1974 VA treatment and no competent evidence linking the veteran's current skin disability to exposure to x-rays. Therefore, the claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected right foot navicular fracture, finding that the disability is no more than 10 percent disabling.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected right thumb disability, which is manifested by functional loss due to flare-ups, fatigability, and pain. This rating equates to limitation of motion between one and two inches.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic skin condition during service and concluded that the current skin condition began many years after service and was not caused by any incident of service. Therefore, it denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected shell fragment wound of the dorsal aspect of the right foot, finding that it warrants such a rating based on tenderness over the scar site.

The veteran's request for an extension of his delimiting date for Chapter 32 educational benefits was denied because he did not provide evidence that a physical or mental disability prevented him from pursuing education prior to the delimiting date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board finds that the veteran suffered additional disability of sinus bradycardia and atrial fibrillation as a result of VA hospitalization or medical or surgical treatment in January 1996, and grants compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for this condition.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected gastric ulcer, finding that the disability does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has granted a 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's residuals of neurolysis of the right ilioinguinal and genitofemoral nerves, finding that this condition more nearly approximates severe paralysis of these nerves.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for an overpayment in the amount of $5,354.00 due to the veteran's failure to report income after being notified by VA.

The Board has determined that the veteran's discogenic disease L5-S1 is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 3, 2000 for his nonservice-connected pension benefits. The decision stated that there was no evidence to support the allegation that the veteran filed his claim on December 27, 1999 and that he did not become permanently and totally disabled within a year prior to May 3, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal to reopen his claim for non-service-connected pension benefits, concluding that there was no new and material evidence presented regarding willful misconduct.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA death pension benefits in the amount of $10,440 due to a lack of timely filing.

The Board denied the veteran's son's claim for recognition as a 'child' based on permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching age 18, finding that his employment and educational achievements did not indicate he became permanently incapable of self-support before turning 18.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, specifically the residuals of ulcerative colitis, was denied by the RO in December 1990. The case has been remanded due to the appellant failing to appear at his scheduled Travel Board hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by service, nor related to exposure to ionizing radiation during service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the epiglottis and small cell carcinoma of the piriform sinus, finding no evidence of such conditions during or within one year after service. The Board also found that there was no exposure to herbicides in Germany and no causal relationship between the cancers and service.