Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's actions in creating the overpayment were wholly at fault, and denied recovery of the entire debt. However, one half of the debt was waived due to undue hardship.

The Board has granted an effective date of May 29, 1991 for the award of service connection for neurogenic bladder with urinary retention.

The Board denied the application to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented.

The Board denied the application to reopen the claim for service connection for prostatitis, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected PTSD was granted, with a current rating of 30 percent. The case also addressed the issue of whether an extraschedular evaluation is warranted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a cardiac disorder as not well grounded, based on lack of evidence showing a chronic disability during service or a link between any such disability and service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected genital herpes does not warrant a compensable evaluation, as there is no medical evidence of active herpes or residuals thereof affecting an exposed surface.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not alone preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a skin rash and knots on his body, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder due to nicotine dependence, finding that there was no evidence of nicotine dependence starting in service and insufficient medical evidence supporting the claim.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not causally related to service, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for postoperative abdominal adhesions and incisional hernia, finding that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that his squamous cell carcinoma and metastatic adenocarcinoma were not incurred or aggravated by service nor related to any service-connected disability.

The Board found that an overpayment of $20,789 was properly created due to the veteran's misrepresentation and bad faith in reporting his income. The waiver of recovery for this overpayment is precluded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for scleroderma, a stomach disorder (including ulcers) and an esophagus disorder, a lung disorder, and a nervous disorder are not well-grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for bilateral hearing impairment, bilateral ruptured ear drums, residuals of a closed head injury, and slurred speech are not well grounded. The veteran does not have current hearing loss by VA standards, his right eardrum was perforated during service but there is no evidence of left eardrum perforation during service, the residuals of a closed head injury claim lacks competent medical evidence linking the condition to service, and the slurred speech claim fails due to lack of etiological evidence. As such, these claims are denied.

The Board denied an increased rating for laceration of the liver due to gunshot wound of the torso and service connection for chronic chest pain. The veteran's current manifestations include intermittent wound-related muscle pain without significant disability.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of her service-connected right long thoracic nerve palsy (minor) due to subclavian vein thrombosis was granted, but the specific details regarding the evaluation are not provided in this decision.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected low back disorder other than spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis, and denied the claim as there was insufficient medical evidence to support the veteran's contention that he injured his back during active duty.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, finding that the submitted evidence was not new and material.