Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his right leg vascular disability does not preclude him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's overpayment of VA pension benefits was denied due to his bad faith in not reporting changes in income, leading to the creation of the overpayment. The Board found that the veteran engaged in unfair and deceptive dealings with VA.

The Board found no evidence of a back injury in service and concluded that the veteran's current back disability is not related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an eye condition, including bilateral macular degeneration. The evidence shows that the preexisting macular degeneration was not aggravated by service and is considered a constitutional or developmental abnormality.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to a lack of evidence showing carelessness, negligence, or fault on the part of the VA in causing the dissection of the descending thoracic aorta.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a nasal fracture, finding no credible evidence to support his assertion that he sustained such an injury in service.

The Board denied service connection for anemia and bilateral defective hearing, finding no current disability manifested by these conditions that can be related to service.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability and denied his claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for Duane's refraction syndrome, finding that it was not related to his military service.

The veteran's daughter is not entitled to accrued benefits in excess of $150.00 due to the reimbursement of funeral expenses and other medical expenses.

The Board denied the reopening of the veteran's claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for right otitis media with mastoiditis and temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ), finding that there was no indication of a basis to assign a higher evaluation.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed deep venous insufficiency of the left leg and venous insufficiency of the left hand are not related to his military service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because no substantive appeal was filed within the required timeframe regarding an earlier effective date for the apportionment of the veteran's VA pension benefits.

The Board has determined that there is no pending appeal regarding the effective date for service connection of limitation motion of the temporomandibular joint, as the veteran did not file a timely Substantive Appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for residuals of left tibial fracture, patellar tendinitis and infrapatellar bursitis as his current disability rating is already at its maximum under VA regulations.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not entitled to an increased apportionment of his VA pension benefits due to lack of evidence showing hardship or other factors justifying such a reduction.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral eye disability, nose fracture residuals, and otitis media of the left ear are not related to his active duty service. The claim for these conditions is therefore denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's syncope, which manifested during her active service, was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's salivary gland tumors were not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim for service connection.