Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran is mentally competent for VA purposes and therefore does not meet the criteria for incompetence.

The veteran's claim for service connection for skin rashes and lesions as a result of ionizing radiation was denied by the RO in an April 2000 rating decision. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, conduct a VA examination, and readjudicate the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's receipt of Social Security Administration disability benefits constituted countable income for VA non-service-connected disability pension purposes, and thus reduced his VA non-service-connected disability pension was proper.

The Board found that K.A.G. and H.M.G., the appellant's minor children, are not among the beneficiaries of the veteran's National Service Life Insurance policy.

The Board has determined that the veteran's complete obstruction of the left nostril is a result of the January 1982 basal flap reconstruction performed by VA, and thus warrants compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have active uveitis and therefore, a compensable evaluation for uveitis is denied.

The Board has found that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, and as a result, the claim is granted.

The Board found that there is no current medical opinion linking the veteran's bladder disorder to an incident of his active service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected varicose veins of the right leg and subtotal gastrectomy for duodenal ulcer, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current deviated septum is likely due to an injury sustained during his active military service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved death pension benefits, finding that her failure to report earned income was done with knowledge of its likely consequences and thus constituted bad faith.

The Board found that the veteran's left hip disorder, which was likely Legg-Perthes disease prior to service, did not undergo a permanent increase during military service and concluded that it may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of pension benefits in the amount of $8,390.80.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected urticaria does not warrant an evaluation in excess of the current 10 percent rating.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he requested withdrawal of the appeal regarding his claim for a higher disability rating for duodenal ulcer/postoperative gastrectomy from June 6, 1995.

The veteran's unreimbursed medical expenses could not be used to increase his pension benefits because he had no income, and thus the appeal is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of cold injury to the hands, feet, and nose. Service connection for peripheral vascular disease is also granted.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for DIC benefits, finding that March 29, 1999 is the earliest possible effective date based on service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied DIC based on claimed service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to lung cancer, which was not caused by any incident of service. The veteran's service-connected bilateral pterygium did not substantially or materially contribute to his death.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his residuals of shell fragment wounds of the left lower extremity was denied as he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination.