Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $4,128 due to fault on his part and lack of financial hardship.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a respiratory condition.

The veteran died from acute polydrug toxicity with a significant contributing factor of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. The Board finds no service connection for either condition and thus denies the claim.

The Board denied the appellants' claim, finding that the estate of the veteran's widow is not entitled to the remaining $21,154.00 in accrued DIC benefits due to her death because the check was issued after she died and could not be negotiated.

The Board has ordered a remand for further development, including an examination to determine if the veteran's current back disability is related to service. The case will be returned to the Board after this additional development.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for the service-connected disability of the mandible, finding that a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to October 18, 2007 and in excess of 30 percent beginning on October 18, 2007 is not warranted.

The Board found no evidence of a skin disorder in service and could not establish a link between the veteran's current condition and his military service. As such, the claim for service connection was denied.

The veteran's service-connected gout of the right great toe is currently productive of no more than two documented exacerbations a year in a well-established diagnosis, with no evidence of symptom combinations productive of definitive impairment. The Board has determined that an increased rating is not warranted.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected essential thrombocythemia, finding that the veteran's platelet count was stable and within normal limits.

The veteran died from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which was not service-connected. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is denied.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of death and for leukemia for purposes of accrued benefits due to lack of evidence showing a direct relationship between the veteran's conditions and his military service.

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date of September 23, 2002 for the award of a 10 percent evaluation for amputation of the distal tip of the left ring finger. The evidence did not show that the veteran experienced pain and hypersensitivity at the site prior to September 23, 2002.

The Board found that the veteran's current disease of the colon is not related to his in-service amebiasis and hyperemia, as there was no evidence of chronic disability resulting from these conditions. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of cold injuries to his right or left upper extremities related to service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that VA medical treatment in 1976 did not result in any increase in his bilateral foot disorder or additional disability.

The veteran is eligible for VA outpatient dental treatment on a one-time completion basis due to his service-connected conditions and the need for treatment.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the appellant with proper VCAA notice.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and granted it, finding that the esophageal cancer was caused by his service-connected hypertension.

The VA determined that the veteran's post gastrectomy syndrome disability did not warrant a rating in excess of 40 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral sprain and bilateral acquired flatfoot, finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to her active duty service.