Other conditions decisions — 2005

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right foot injury and skin disorder of the right foot, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the back, finding that it did not manifest during military service or to a compensable degree within a year thereafter and is not due to or the result of a service-connected disability.

The veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill is denied because he did not meet the service requirements and was discharged due to misconduct.

The veteran's service-connected Guillain-Barre syndrome is considered to have contributed significantly in causing his death due to Alzheimer's dementia. The Board finds that the service-connected disability aided or lent assistance to the production of death, warranting service connection for the cause of death.

The appeal is being remanded due to the appellant's relocation and a videoconference hearing must be scheduled.

The appellant's spouse did not have the requisite service, and therefore is not eligible for VA death benefits.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the April 30, 2003 rating decision that granted service connection for memory loss due to an undiagnosed illness and assigned a 10 percent disability rating. The evidence at that time did not support a higher rating.

The veteran's dementia, with stenosis of the carotid artery and strokes, is not service-connected.,His left eye disorder (esotropia with resultant amblyopia) is service-connected as it is secondary to his vascular accident.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for gouty arthritis, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board found that the veteran did not suffer a myocardial infarction during his period of inactive duty training, and therefore denied service connection for residuals of a myocardial infarction.

The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of a current bilateral hand condition incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that the veteran's death was not caused by his military service, but rather by nicotine dependence and tobacco use after he left service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for HIV infection, personality disorder, and an unspecified blood disorder. The appeals were not about service connection at all.

The Board has remanded the case for further development of evidence, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine if the veteran's current peripheral vascular disease and related conditions are related to service.

The veteran's stepson, who took online teaching courses at Global TESOL College in Canada, was denied reimbursement under Chapter 35 of the Veterans' Benefits Act for these courses. The school has not been approved by VA.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for dysthymic state were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current psychiatric disorder other than dysthymic state that was incurred or aggravated during service, and the medical evidence did not support a finding of secondary service connection.

The veteran's genital herpes is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board has determined that a higher evaluation is not warranted under either the old or new criteria.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected pulmonary disability does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, but granted him an effective date prior to March 15, 1996 for the establishment of service connection.

The veteran's arthritis was not service-connected as it is not related to his period of active duty.,Service connection for a psychophysiological gastrointestinal reaction has been reopened with the submission of new evidence, but the claim remains denied due to lack of direct evidence.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the requirements for basic eligibility for VA benefits based on a lack of qualifying service.