Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for the overpayment of VA death pension benefits, finding that it would be against the principles of equity and good conscience to require repayment.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral inguinal hernias and residuals of pneumonia, but denied them on the merits as there is no evidence that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected neck and mid-back injury was well-grounded. However, after reviewing additional medical records and conducting a new examination, it was determined that the current disability rating of 10 percent is appropriate based on slight limitation of motion in the cervical spine.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for post-operative anal fissure and remanded the issue of entitlement to an extra-schedular rating.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for a post-operative craniotomy resection of right frontal meningioma due to herbicide exposure was not well-grounded and denied it.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an increased evaluation for hyperhidrosis of his hands and feet, finding that there was no credible evidence supporting the occurrence of the claimed stressors or disability. The skin condition is rated at 10%.

The VA determined that there is no competent evidence linking the veteran's current defective hearing to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for basal cell carcinoma is denied as there is no competent evidence to support a finding of a nexus between the current disability and in-service exposure, including ionizing radiation.

The Board determined that the veteran's residuals of a gunshot wound to the right lower extremity do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if the appellant submitted an application for benefits from Social Security Administration (SSA) and to readjudicate the issue of entitlement to an effective date prior to August 1, 1993 for death pension benefits.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic bronchial disorder or emphysema, and hearing loss secondary to sinusitis. The increased rating claim for sinusitis was also denied.

The veteran's death and the appellant's age at the time of her application for educational benefits preclude her from receiving Chapter 35 benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's duodenal ulcer disease does not warrant a higher disability rating, as it is currently manifested by periodic epigastric pain relieved by milk or Maalox.

The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's postoperative residuals of a deviated nasal septum, based on clinical findings from a September 1998 VA nose examination.

The veteran's attorney is not eligible to charge a fee for services provided in connection with the RO's adjustment of his pension award because no final decision by the Board has been made on this issue.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected Reiter's syndrome, finding that his disability approximates severe impairment of health or severely incapacitating exacerbations occurring 4 or more times a year.

The Board has granted an effective date of November 2, 1994 for the award of additional disability compensation benefits based upon the dependency of a spouse. This decision is based on the liberalizing law that took effect in November 1994 and was applied within one year of its effective date.

The VA determined that the veteran's bromhidrosis does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation, as it is manifested by no more than slight exfoliation, exudation or itching and affects only small areas of his body. The claim was denied.

The VA determined that the veteran's residuals of cerebrovascular accident with left hemiparesis do not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the hands and arthralgia in multiple joints as there was no competent medical evidence to support these conditions.