Other conditions Board decisions

The RO properly calculated the appellant's countable income for 2004 and 2005 in determining eligibility for improved death pension benefits.

The Board denied the claim of clear and unmistakable error in an April 2002 rating decision that assigned an effective date of July 27, 1998 for a grant of service connection for dysthymic disorder.

The veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied because it was not timely filed.

The veteran's claim for service connection for cancer of the larynx was denied because there is no evidence that he was exposed to herbicides in service, and no medical evidence linking his condition to service.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and a medical opinion regarding the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for disability of the lower extremities, finding no evidence that any such disabilities were incurred or aggravated during active military service.

The case is being remanded to the RO for additional development and readjudication of the veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits.

The appellant, who is the adult daughter of a deceased veteran, does not qualify for VA benefits as she is over 60 years old and does not meet the criteria to be considered a 'child' under VA regulations.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at the Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 7, 2002, was denied because it was determined that a VA facility was feasibly available and an attempt to use them beforehand would have been reasonable.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, with a combined rating of 70 percent disabling, render him unable to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work experience.

The veteran is granted a 10 percent disability evaluation for residuals of right elbow fracture, as the evidence shows noncompensable limitation of motion and painful motion.

The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the veteran.

The case is remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide a more detailed opinion regarding the veteran's cause of death.

The veteran's disabilities, when considered in conjunction with each other, do not result in his inability to care for most of his daily personal needs without regular personal assistance from others.

The appeal is remanded to provide the veteran's representative an opportunity to submit additional argument and for further development of evidence.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and for DEA benefits under Chapter 35, as there was no evidence linking the veteran's death to his military service or establishing that he had a permanent and total service-connected disability at the time of his death.

The veteran's skin disability and alcoholism are service-connected as secondary to his PTSD.

The veteran failed to report for a scheduled VA examination, and as such, the claim for an increased rating was denied.

The veteran was not entitled to waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits due to his bad faith in misrepresenting his home address during his period of incarceration.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a herniated nucleus pulposus, L-5 as there was no evidence linking the current disability to military service.