Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's heart condition, including her ostium primum atrial septal defect and irregular heartbeat, was aggravated by military service.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for an eye disorder. The Court then remanded the issue due to a change in the standard applied by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not well grounded due to lack of evidence linking the cause of death (prolymphocytic leukemia) to service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected recurrent back pain with scoliosis and history of hip and leg involvement warrants a 10 percent disability rating.

The Board denied an increased rating for the right foot disability, finding that the condition is productive of no more than moderately severe impairment.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining evidence from the Social Security Administration and providing the veteran with a VA examination to assess his musculoskeletal disabilities. The RO will then evaluate each of the veteran's ratable disabilities under the Rating Schedule and consider whether he meets the percentage requirements or criteria for 'unemployability'.

The veteran's claim for a waiver of recovery of an improved pension overpayment was denied due to his failure to report unearned income, which the Board found constituted bad faith. The debt in question is $1,620.

The VA determined that the veteran's post-operative residuals of a fracture of the left tibia do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to clarify the relationship between the veteran's right hand weakness and his service-connected disability, as well as to determine the degree of impairment due to the service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for an eye disorder, finding that the veteran's current condition is not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations for his patellofemoral pain syndrome of both knees, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the appellant's attempt to reopen her claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal disorder, sinus condition, and flu-like syndrome resulting from an undiagnosed illness are not well-grounded.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for essential blepharospasm was not well grounded and denied it.

The VA denied service connection for prostatitis due to the lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and an increased disability rating for PTSD. The decision found that there was no evidence linking current disabilities to the inservice head injury.

The Board denied the claim for an increased rating for post-operative ventral hernia, finding that the current evaluation of 40 percent is appropriate given the severity and operability of the appellant's condition.

The veteran's unauthorized private medical expenses from October 25, 1996 to November 12, 1996 were denied because the services were not previously authorized by VA and he chose to receive care at a private hospital in preference to VA facilities.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for varicose veins, a nervous disorder, a stomach disorder, bilateral hernia repair, and diabetes mellitus. The RO did not submit new and material evidence to reopen his claim for service connection for blood poisoning and fever.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for a nervous disorder is not well grounded and therefore denied.