Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of death pension benefits because her request was not made within the required 180-day period following notification.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for cancer of the larynx, nicotine dependence, and a compensable evaluation for amputation to the distal joint of the right middle finger.

The appellant's service with the Philippine Commonwealth Army is not considered active U.S. military service for pension purposes, and thus he does not meet the legal requirements for entitlement to nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's bilateral foot disorder, characterized as pes cavus or claw foot deformity, was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran died of Hodgkin's disease, which was not service-connected and did not develop prior to August 13, 1981. The claim for REPS benefits is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to assess the veteran's muscle injury and scarring related to his service-connected gunshot wound. The RO should also consider whether separate ratings are warranted for these residuals.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for disability compensation due to complications from a 1985 stomach surgery performed at a VA medical center. The Board found no evidence of additional disability resulting from the surgery.

The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative ulcer disease with hiatal hernia and pyloric outlet syndrome, vagotomy and pyloroplasty does not warrant a higher evaluation than the current 60 percent rating.

The Board denied service connection for a disorder manifested by swelling of the hands, concluding that there was no medical evidence linking this condition to service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for the veteran's prostatitis.

The Board granted service connection for amputation of the right ring finger, finding clear and unmistakable error in the January 1946 rating action that denied service connection on the basis of aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's amputation of the right 4th (ring) finger, finding that it was aggravated by wartime service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for testicular cancer with metastasis of the abdomen, finding that it was not incurred or aggravated by active service and could not be presumed to have been incurred due to exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam-era service.

The veteran's hiatal hernia with reflux esophagitis and esophageal spasms due to Barrett's esophagus are currently rated at 30 percent each, effective December 1995. The Board found that the symptoms do not warrant a higher rating.

The RO determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in severing service connection for duodenal ulcer, based on the presumption of soundness at entry into service.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred during his hospitalization at Albany Medical Center and Sunnyview Hospital from January 15 through February 11, 1999 is denied because he does not have a service-connected disability.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, so the case is dismissed.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the appellant's motion for revision of a September 1960 decision on the grounds that it did not contain clear and unmistakable error (CUE). The Board found no evidence to support such an argument.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's fungus infection of the feet, upper thighs and abdomen, currently rated at 30 percent.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected left little finger injury was denied because he failed to report for two scheduled VA examinations without providing good cause.