Other conditions Board decisions

The overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits for the period of June 1, 2001, through January 2004, in the amount of $19,160, was properly created due to unreported Social Security disability benefits.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and therefore, it is dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that the cardiomyopathy was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The veteran's initial rating for adjustment disorder with depressed mood was increased to 70 percent, but no higher.

The veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia was denied as the condition is not shown to be manifested by more than four episodes per year.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot condition, as well as other conditions related to the veteran's service.

The Board remands the case to obtain more detailed information regarding the circumstances of the veteran's death and to determine if his service-connected disabilities contributed to his death.

The veteran is granted service connection for teeth numbered 23-24-25-26 for outpatient treatment purposes, but denied for teeth numbered 17, 19 and 31.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for proper notice and development.

The Board granted increased ratings of 20 percent for calluses of the left and right feet, as they most closely approximate moderately severe foot injuries based on limitation of motion.

The Board granted service connection for aortic stenosis, finding that it was proximately due to the veteran's service-connected Hodgkin's disease.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate disability, as it was not related to his active military service and there was no evidence of radiation exposure.

The veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment calculated in the amount of $54,871 was denied due to his failure to accurately report his income.

The appeal was dismissed because the appellant did not file a timely substantive appeal and did not request an extension of time to do so.

The appellant was not recognized as the veteran's surviving spouse for VA death benefits due to her divorce and subsequent marriage before the veteran's death.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating evaluation for bilateral dysmorphopsia was remanded to the RO for further development, including a new VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, as there was no current diagnosis of a skin condition and no evidence of a relationship between any such condition and events during active service.

The veteran's liver disease, status post liver transplant, is granted service connection as it was first manifested by elevated triglyceride levels shortly before his retirement from service.

The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the veteran's death was related to service, and grants service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.