Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for subluxation, left knee, status post surgical repair with degenerative changes.

The Board has denied an increased evaluation for a strain of the pelvic area, finding that the veteran's disability is manifested by noncompensable limitation of motion and painful motion of the hips.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for the overpayment of Educational Subsistence Allowance under Chapter 31, in the amount of $1,582.13 due to the veteran's financial hardship and lack of fault.

The Board denied the claim of service connection for photosensitivity and porphyria cutanea tarda, finding that there was no evidence to support a well-grounded claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's thrombophlebitis of the right leg does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 40 percent.

The veteran's claims for retroperitoneal fibrosis and an increased evaluation for his back disability were denied by the Board in October 1975. The effective date of these awards is April 5, 1989.

The VA determined that the veteran's back and neck disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service, nor can they be presumed to have occurred due to his military service. The Board found insufficient evidence linking these conditions to his period of active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for residuals of spinal meningitis and encephalitis, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging examinations to determine if the veteran is permanently and totally disabled for pension purposes.

The appeal is dismissed because the appellant died during the pendency of the appeal and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board has determined that the appellant was at fault in creating the overpayment and denied recovery of the $222 amount. However, due to financial hardship caused by this overpayment, the Board granted waiver of recovery.

The Board has decided to waive $2,000 of the loan guaranty indebtedness and collect the remaining amount. The appellant is found to have a minor degree of fault in creating the debt.

The veteran's failure to report his SSA income led to an overpayment of disability pension benefits. The Board found that the veteran acted with bad faith and denied waiver of recovery.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA improved pension benefits was not precluded by fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith. The decision also noted that further consideration under the standard of equity and good conscience is needed.

The Board has determined that the appellant's current bilateral foot disorder, including metatarsalgia, callosities of the feet with bilateral bunions and degenerative joint disease, is related to his service experience. The claim for service connection is granted.

The VA determined that the appellant does not have at least 90 days of active duty service during a period of war, which is required for non-service-connected pension benefits. The appeal was denied.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected right knee disability, effective from June 1, 1994.

The Board has determined that the veteran lacked testamentary capacity at the time he changed the beneficiary of his National Service Life Insurance policy, and thus the appellant is now recognized as the validly designated beneficiary.

The veteran's somatoform pain disorder and psychoneurosis are currently rated at 10 percent. The claim for an earlier effective date for the increased rating is denied.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for cause of the veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence, concluding that rheumatic heart disease was not a principal or contributory cause of the veteran's death.