Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for malaria is being remanded due to the need for further examination and development of his medical records.

The RO reduced the rating for right great toe hallux valgus from 10 percent to noncompensably disabling based on a recent VA examination that found no functional impairment warranting compensation.

The veteran's request for waiver of an overpayment of pension benefits in the amount of $4,907 was timely submitted within 180 days of his actual receipt of notification.

The Board has determined that R. A. S., the veteran's great niece, cannot be recognized as his adopted child for VA purposes due to her continued custody by her natural parents.

The Board found that the veteran was at fault in creating the overpayment and that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience. The decision denied the waiver of the overpayment.

The veteran's request for an earlier effective date for a temporary total evaluation based on convalescence is denied as he did not meet the requirement of immobilization by cast.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected spondylolisthesis with spondylolysis, L5-S1 is denied as the evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5293.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for the veteran's loan guaranty indebtedness in the amount of $8,734.13 plus interest.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted, allowing the veteran's claim for service connection for postoperative residuals of heart surgery to be reopened. The case will now proceed with a de novo review.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral defective hearing does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation, and thus denied his claim.

The Board has granted a compensable rating of 10% for the veteran's service-connected extraction of tooth number 17 with residual mandibular nerve paresthesia, finding that the disability is comparable to moderate incomplete paralysis.

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

The veteran's claim is being remanded due to a scheduling issue for a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board has granted the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of improved death pension benefits in the amount of $3,383. The decision is based on the appellant's limited education, age, and health problems, as well as her financial hardship.

The Board denied service connection for fatigue and nausea, finding that these conditions did not have their onset in or are otherwise related to the veteran's military service.

The Board found that the veteran's current disability was not associated with exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange. The claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left anterior superior iliac spine avulsion fracture, which occurred on or about August 11, 1996, was incurred as a result of VA hospitalization and treatment in June 1996. As such, the claim is granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for a continuous temporary total evaluation based on convalescence following left ring finger surgery, finding that the evidence does not support the contention of continued total disability due to service-connected left ring finger disability.

The appellant's claim for basic eligibility for disability pension benefits was denied as he does not have qualifying military service for purposes of entitlement to a nonservice-connected pension.