Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a myocardial infarction secondary to his service-connected aortic insufficiency is not well-grounded.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of an overpayment of improved disability pension benefits due to his willful failure to disclose his wife's employment income, which constituted a material fact with intent to retain eligibility.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because they died before the Board could consider the merits of their claim.

The Board denied the veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for cystitis was denied, with the effective date remaining at the day following separation from service in May 1946.

The Board has granted the veteran's waiver of recovery for an overpayment of $13,976 in VA improved pension benefits due to his failure to report earned income and interest. The decision also noted that recovery would result in severe financial hardship.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of the right foot, finding that his current clinical findings do not show he has lost the use of his right foot.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses is denied because the treatment was not for a service-connected disability and there was no evidence that it was an emergent condition.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the veteran's death, and the underlying rating decisions are vacated.

The Board denied the veteran's request for a waiver of loan guaranty indebtedness, finding that he was at fault in creating the debt and that collection would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection of a branchial cleft cyst as secondary to his service-connected neck injury was not well-grounded. The claim for an increased rating for residuals of a neck injury was granted, but at a lower level than requested.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) found that the veteran's left knee disability, characterized by patellofemoral pain syndrome with lateral subluxation postoperative, did not warrant an evaluation in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for service connection for impaired vision, cataracts, and a sleep disorder are not well grounded. The evidence does not establish a current disability or link between any in-service disease or injury and these conditions.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected urticaria and hiatal hernia with esophagitis are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has determined that the veteran's disability rating for a moderately severe wound to Muscle Group XII on the left should remain at 20 percent, as there is no evidence of more than moderate impairment.

The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current skin disorder to service, including presumptively due to herbicide exposure. The claim is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of overpayment of improved disability pension benefits in the amount of $9,160 because it was not timely filed.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that there is no well-grounded claim and insufficient evidence to link the veteran's lung cancer or his death with active military service or inservice asbestos exposure.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death because there was no evidence indicating that the cause of the death was related to a service-connected disability or due to an in-service incident. The new evidence submitted since the last decision does not show any relationship between the veteran's conditions and his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a prostate disorder, finding that the new evidence submitted since the August 1996 decision was not both new and material.