Other conditions decisions — 2000

The Board found no current disability for which service connection could be granted, specifically denying service connection for a chronic bladder disorder and prostatitis. The veteran was not entitled to presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.

The Board denied a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of disability compensation benefits in the amount of $4,457 due to the veteran's fault and lack of undue economic hardship.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal because he did not file a timely notice of disagreement with the April 1984 decision reducing his disability compensation to 10 percent due to incarceration.

The veteran's service is not recognized, and therefore he does not meet the eligibility criteria for VA benefits.

The Board has determined that VA did not authorize (contract for) hospital care and/or medical services provided the veteran at Worcester State Hospital during a period of commitment beginning on September 20, 1995. Consequently, the appellant may recover expenses associated with such care and services only if entitlement to VA payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses is demonstrated under specific provisions.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's right thigh injury residuals, currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board has granted the veteran's waiver of recovery for an overpayment of improved disability pension benefits, finding that recovery would be against equity and good conscience due to the veteran's financial hardship.

The Board found that the reduction of the veteran's defective hearing rating from 50% to 10% was proper based on the improvement in his hearing acuity as evidenced by recent audiometric tests.

The Board finds that the veteran's current back disorder, including traumatic arthritis and pinched nerves, is related to his military service, specifically a parachute jump during combat in 1944. Service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood does not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU benefits were denied by the RO. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and ensure compliance with VA procedures.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional information from his employers regarding absences and reasons for those absences. The case will be returned to the Board for further consideration.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of concussion and left middle cerebral infarct, as well as his claim for a compensable evaluation for facial wounds. The noncompensable rating assigned for facial wounds remains unchanged.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of compensation benefits related to dependency benefits paid for his former wife, Betty, in the amount of $11,694 due to a lack of timely submission of a substantive appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen her case.