Other conditions decisions — 2002

The Board has determined that the veteran's arthritis of the hips was not incurred or aggravated by service, and is not related to exposure during service. The claim for service connection for arthritis of the hips is denied.

The Board has found that the veteran's arthritis of multiple joints had its onset in service and is therefore granted service connection.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of fracture, left femur, effective as of this decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a disability of the right great toe that was caused or aggravated by his service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability, finding that his sole service-connected condition did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of pension benefits was denied due to the lack of evidence of fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith on his part. The VA found that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience as the veteran had sufficient liquid assets to cover any repayment.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran does not have a diagnosed disability entity in either leg, and thus service connection for a bilateral leg disability is denied.

The Board denied the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral cataracts, finding that there was no evidence linking his condition to exposure to ionizing radiation in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's scar on his right leg does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating based on its size, stability, or pain.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a concussion manifested by neurasthenia resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks, warranting a 30 percent evaluation. The claim for an increased rating was denied as the preponderance of evidence did not support a higher rating.

The veteran's death qualifies for VA burial benefits due to his World War II service, despite not meeting current eligibility criteria.

The Board found that the evidence does not show that the veteran's infertility was incurred in or aggravated by service, and is not proximately due to or the result of any disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for infertility has been denied.

The VA denied reimbursement for unauthorized medical treatment due to the absence of a medical emergency and because VA facilities were not feasibly unavailable.

The Board has determined that the appellant's discharge from service was under conditions other than honorable, which serves as a bar to receiving VA pension benefits.