Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability was not well grounded due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking his current psychiatric disabilities to his period of active service.

The Board found that the veteran's transient ischemic attack was not shown in service or related to a service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and thus does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this case.

The Board denied increased ratings for the appellant's service-connected cold injury to both feet, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under current or previous VA rating criteria.

The Board found that the claim of service connection for a pulmonary disorder is not well grounded and denied the appeal.

The Board determined that the veteran was entitled to a rating of 30 percent for his service-connected aortic valve replacement after May 1, 1997.

The Board found that the veteran's left leg disability was a result of VA treatment and is compensable under Section 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for DVT or thrombophlebitis of the right leg, finding that there was no evidence linking this condition to an incident in service or a service-connected disability.

The VA has determined that the veteran's HIV with AIDS-related disease syndrome and hairy leukoplakia does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation, as he currently meets the requirements for a 30 percent rating.

The veteran's cervical spine disability was granted a 20% rating, and his left tibia stress fracture remains noncompensable. The effective date for the increased rating is not specified.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for post-operative residuals, deviated nasal septum and bilateral defective hearing as there was no evidence of marked interference with breathing space or obstruction of the nasal passages.

The Board denied the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment in her VA improved death pension benefits, finding that her actions amounted to willful misrepresentation and bad faith.

The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is not well-grounded and therefore denied.

The Board denied a compensable disability evaluation for the service-connected recurrent left spontaneous pneumothorax, finding that there was no evidence of current impairment warranting a higher rating.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the appellant's claim for unnegotiated benefits due to a lack of heirs competent to inherit the benefit and because the appellant is not shown as the authorized executor or administrator of the veteran's estate. The appeal was remanded multiple times, but no response was received from potential heirs or the appellant.

The Board found the appellant's claim for service connection on a radiation basis for the cause of the veteran's death not well grounded and denied it.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of recovery of overpayment of VA death pension benefits, finding fault on her part and unjust enrichment to the Government.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected compression fracture of the body of C5, which is the highest schedular rating available under current VA regulations.

The veteran's claim for PTSD was denied. The VA granted a higher disability evaluation of 40 percent for his herniated nucleus pulposus at L4 and L5, effective from December 1, 1993.