Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected post traumatic stress disorder is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that an increased rating to a higher level is not warranted.

The Board found that the veteran's home loan guaranty indebtedness was valid and granted a waiver of recovery, considering his financial hardship.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for additional information from the veteran regarding his military units during basic training.

The veteran's service-connected dementia and organic personality disorder are manifested by significant cognitive impairment, depression, and social withdrawal. The Board finds that the disability picture more nearly approximates a 50 percent evaluation.

The veteran's claim for compensable disability evaluations for patellofemoral syndrome of the right and left knees was denied because he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral weak feet, finding that the disability is equivalent to no greater than moderate pes planus.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture of the right little finger, finding that the evidence is in equipoise with respect to whether or not the pain from the scar on the right little finger is related to the disability and has been objectively demonstrated.

The Board has granted the appellant an effective date of March 8, 1995 for death pension benefits. The decision is based on her submission of a Financial Status Report (FSR) dated March 8, 1995, which indicated unreimbursed medical expenses.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of frozen feet was granted, effective October 1, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver to recover an overpayment of improved disability pension benefits, finding that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for nicotine dependence and residuals of a cerebral vascular accident were not well grounded, as there was no medical evidence showing a causal relationship between these conditions and service.

The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not have a permanent and total service-connected disability at the time of his death. The claim for educational assistance benefits is also denied.

The case is being remanded to the RO for further consideration, including obtaining post-service treatment records and providing the appellant an opportunity to obtain other forms of evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to lack of new and material evidence, as the submitted records were not sufficient to establish a connection between the VA medical treatment in October 1989 and the veteran's current eye problems.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis due to cold exposure is well-grounded, but his claim for service connection for a cardiac disorder due to cold exposure is not well-grounded. The appeal is allowed in part.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a lack of verified service, finding that the appellant had no recognized military service with the United States Armed Forces.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a dental condition, including temporomandibular joint disability, finding that there was no evidence of service trauma or a causal relationship between any current dental condition and service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for eligibility for prisoner of war (POW) status, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for dysthymia and residuals of a thoracic spine injury, finding that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings. The appeal was also referred to address service connection for hypertension.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for defective hearing in his right ear and granted service connection based on aggravation of a preexisting condition during military service.