Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA improved death pension benefits, finding that the overpayment was properly created and that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for neurasthenia, claimed as a heart murmur and chest pain, was denied due to lack of evidence showing aggravation or pre-existence of the condition during her active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for defective vision, including keratitis and hyperopia. The decision concluded that there was no direct evidence linking her current eye problems to her service-connected hysterectomy.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for pyelonephritis and urinary tract infection. The RO previously denied these claims in December 1986, but the veteran did not file a timely notice of disagreement.

The veteran's claim for service connection for defective hearing is denied as he does not have a current hearing disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic left eye disability secondary to his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right mandible and for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right mandible.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as they did not have qualifying service for VA benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of death pension benefits because she did not timely apply within 180 days after being notified of the overpayment.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have a disability manifested by chronic blisters on the bottom of his feet, and therefore service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's vision loss due to ocular histoplasmosis is service-connected, as it is likely acquired during his active military service.

The veteran's request for waiver of recovery of his VA loan guaranty indebtedness was denied because it was not submitted within the one-year time limit following receipt of written notice.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on May 19, 1998 due to a medical emergency. The VA facility was found to be feasibly available at the time.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left elbow disability with ulnar nerve involvement is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints and generalized osteoporosis, finding no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and service or any other condition.

The veteran's prostatitis is manifested by intermittent infections, some outlet obstruction for which he declines surgery, a smooth prostate on examinations for the past year, a normal urinary analysis for the past year, and complaints of incomplete emptying, urgency, weak stream, straining to void, waking up to urinate four times a night, and urinating more frequently than every two hours. The criteria for a rating greater than 10 percent are not met.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for bowel and bladder disorder and stomach disorder, as well as the earlier effective date claim for lumbosacral strain disability. The total disability rating based on individual unemployability was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for VA outpatient dental treatment, finding that his current dental condition is not associated with or aggravating any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as the veteran's claimed stressors during his service in Vietnam have been confirmed.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that chronic myelogenous leukemia was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and could not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The Board also found that the service-connected cluster headaches did not contribute substantially or materially to the veteran's death.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of loan guaranty indebtedness was timely filed, and thus granted the claim.