Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly pension on account of needing aid and attendance, and also denied reopening his service connection claim for back injury due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's claim of service connection for menorrhagia (claimed as dysfunctional uterine bleeding, polymenorrhea) is not well grounded because there was no medical evidence linking her current condition to military service.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the March 1989 RO rating decision that denied service connection for a bilateral ear condition, thus denying the appeal.

The veteran's income was found to be excessive for receipt of Improved Disability Pension benefits effective May 1, 1997.

The veteran's right knee condition, characterized by severe degenerative arthritis with significant limitation of motion and pain, is rated at 50 percent under the appropriate diagnostic codes. The Board found that this rating adequately reflects his disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of basic eligibility for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits due to a lack of legal merit or the absence of entitlement under the law.

The Board found that the appellant's substantive appeal was untimely and denied her claim for service connection for cause of death.

The VA determined that the appellant had no recognized military service with the Armed Forces of the United States and therefore denied their claim for basic eligibility for VA benefits.

The appellant is not recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse due to a prior divorce, and therefore has no legal entitlement to DIC benefits, improved death pension benefits, or accrued benefits.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for Raynaud's Syndrome, claimed as secondary to service-connected chronic glomerulonephritis membranoproliferative, is not well-grounded and therefore denied.

The appellant's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of disability compensation benefits was denied because she was not the payee and had no entitlement to the payment in question.

The veteran's appeal was denied as the evidence did not support granting entitlement to TDIU prior to June 18, 1996.

The veteran is requesting a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals due to his claim for service connection being remanded. The appeal will be handled by scheduling a hearing at the Los Angeles Regional Office.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement or payment of unauthorized private transportation services incurred in February 1996 was granted.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of January 18, 1994 for her service connection and compensation for multiple disabilities. The decision states that the earliest claim was received on March 11, 1994, more than a year after service.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected postoperative varicose veins of the left leg is being remanded due to incomplete development. The RO must conduct a VA examination and readjudicate the case.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected right knee disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation based on limitation of motion or instability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right and left knee disabilities warrant separate 10 percent evaluations, as they are manifestations of patellofemoral syndrome with chondromalacia. The current evidence does not support a higher rating based on additional functional impairment or other criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran's residuals of a shell fragment wound of the left calf warrant an increased disability rating to 30 percent, effective from May 1995.

The veteran's right hip arthritis and post-surgery status were rated at 30 percent prior to the surgery, but a 100 percent rating is granted for one year following his total hip replacement.