Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for payment of DIC benefits, finding that the moving party was not entitled to such based on the evidence and applicable regulations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and additional procedural steps.

The Board has determined that the veteran's cancer of the throat is service-connected, with the cause attributed to an incident during his military service.

The veteran's death triggered the payment of accrued benefits to his surviving spouse for a period of two years prior to his death. The appellant is not entitled to additional accrued benefits based on her status as a dependent due to the already paid benefits.

The VA determined that the veteran's skin rash does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating than 30 percent.

The veteran died and was buried in March 1994. The appellant's application for burial benefits was received by the RO in January 1997, more than two years after the date of burial. As a result, her claim has no legal merit to warrant entitlement under the law.

The Board denied the appellant's claim that the April 23, 1997 rating decision denying service connection for the cause of the veteran's death contained clear and unmistakable error. The RO pointed to a lack of medical evidence linking ischemic heart disease to the abdominal aortic aneurysm.

The veteran's appeal is dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted a rating of 20% for prostatitis, which was the veteran's original claim. The issue is not about service connection.

The Board determined that the veteran did not have hiatal hernia or a bilateral leg condition in service, and denied both claims.

The Board found that the appellant acted in bad faith by not reporting her divorce from the veteran, and thus denied her request for waiver of recovery of overpayment of DEA benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's postvoiding dribbling is proximately due to or caused by his service-connected lumbosacral strain with traumatic arthritis and degenerative disc disease, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted a combined rating of 60 percent for the veteran's residuals of medial meniscectomy, right, with degenerative changes and arthritis in the right knee.

The veteran's service-connected hemorrhoid disability is not currently manifested by any internal or external hemorrhoids, nor by limitation of motion of any body part, nor by any poorly nourished scar with repeated ulceration. The preponderance of the evidence is against an increased rating for the veteran's hemorrhoid disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of pension benefits in the amount of $1,525.00 due to fault on the part of the veteran and no undue hardship resulting from repayment.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's alcoholism or other conditions to his active service.

The veteran's son was found to be permanently incapable of self-support, and the VA awarded compensation effective March 10, 1999.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for multiple chalazia of both eyes was denied by the RO. The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical evidence and to ensure full compliance with due process requirements.

The Board has granted a combined 20% evaluation for the veteran's right iris defect, effective from January 8, 1997 to December 3, 1998.

The veteran claims service connection for tumors and dental caries due to exposure to ionizing radiation during military service. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination.