Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the June 30, 1978 rating decision denying service connection for varicose veins.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 30, 1993 for the veteran's award of nonservice-connected disability pension. The decision is based on new evidence submitted by the veteran in November 1993.

The Board denied the claimant's request for waiver of recovery of overpayment of VA death pension benefits in the amounts of $399 and $12,500. The decision also noted that there was no evidence of a timely filed waiver request.

The Board has determined that service connection for a personality disorder is denied as the law precludes such a determination.

The Board found that the veteran's enlarged lymph node with metastatic poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma was not incurred in or related to his period of military service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for nephrolithiasis, finding that no claim was filed prior to December 19, 1991.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for somatization disorder, finding that his symptoms did not warrant a higher rating based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding no evidence linking the veteran's respiratory failure and upper GI bleed to his military service.

The veteran's spouse is seeking an apportionment of the veteran's VA pension benefits, but since the veteran has died and no longer receives pension payments, there is no legal basis for an apportionment. The Board therefore denies the claim.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an effective date prior to November 1, 1998 for DIC benefits. The decision was based on her original claim filed in April 1985 which was denied by the RO in September 1985 and not appealed within one year.

The veteran's private medical expenses from August to September 1993 were not authorized and do not meet the criteria for reimbursement or payment.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection for fractures of his right and left legs should be restored, effective from the date of the severance.

The Board found that there is no evidence of an etiologic relationship between the veteran's service-connected hypertension and the development of Systemic Lupus Erythematous, thus denying the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to November 13, 1997 for a 10% rating for residuals of a fracture of the right mandible as there was no evidence showing an ascertainable increase in disability prior to that date.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for minimal frontal lobe atrophy with short-term memory loss, finding that there was no chronic disability and no objective symptoms to support a diagnosis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's gouty arthritis is not related to his military service and denied the claim.

The Board finds that the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 19, 1999 for the grant of service connection for carcinoma of the liver is denied. The April 1996 CT scan did not show malignancy and was not related to the subsequent diagnosis of carcinoma of the liver in May 1999.

The VA denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for postoperative residuals of a left middle finger infection, as there is no medical evidence showing that the veteran suffered additional disability due to carelessness or negligence on the part of the VA.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current back disability to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to the absence of legal merit or entitlement under the law, as the veteran's service does not provide eligibility for death pension benefits.