Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for dysentery, malaria, and residuals of a right leg injury due to lack of objective evidence to substantiate these disabilities associated with his period of active service.

The Board found that the appellant's failure to report her SSA income did not constitute bad faith, and thus waived recovery of the overpayment.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bullous systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), previously claimed as body sores, finding that there was no evidence linking his skin disorder to his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board has dismissed the appeal because the appellant died before a decision could be made.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a disability of service origin, and denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The veteran disagrees with the current disability rating for his service-connected PUD and requests reconsideration.

The RO determined that the appellant did not meet basic eligibility requirements for VA benefits due to a lack of recognized military service. The appellant submitted additional evidence, but it was found not new and material.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to basic eligibility for VA benefits, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented. The decision was based on the failure of the appropriate service department to certify any qualifying military service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) has determined that the appellant's deceased spouse did not have recognized military service with the United States Armed Forces and therefore, the appellant is not eligible for VA benefits.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative joint disease of both knees, finding that the evidence did not show flexion limited to less than 45 degrees or extension limited to more than 10 degrees.

The veteran's failure to report his divorce, which resulted in an overpayment of $3,849.70, was due to bad faith. As a result, the Board denied waiver of recovery of this overpayment.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for VA outpatient dental treatment due to chronic periodontitis secondary to in-service trauma. The appeal for service connection of a dental disorder is denied.

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

The veteran's spouse, who is separated and living apart from the veteran, is not entitled to an apportionment of the veteran's disability compensation benefits due to insufficient hardship and financial resources.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility to nonservice-connected disability pension benefits as he did not have active military service and therefore does not meet the threshold requirements for VA pension benefits.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected compound, comminuted fracture of left patella due to gunshot wound (GSW) of the left knee. The evidence does not support a higher rating as the veteran retains range of motion in the knee and there is no instability.

The Board has determined that a 100 percent disability rating is warranted for the veteran's bilateral chorioretinitis, effective April 11, 2001.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the hands and thumb disability due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions. The veteran failed to cooperate with VA examinations, which resulted in a denial based on the current medical record.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his residuals of a gunshot wound, including injury to the pleural cavity, as it did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his residuals of a fracture of the right wrist, finding that the evidence did not show ankylosis or involvement of two or more minor joint groups.