Other conditions decisions — 2007

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records from before the appellant's military service and scheduling a VA examination.

The veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for blindness in the left eye, claimed as due to VA eye surgery is being remanded for additional development.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as schizoaffective disorder, and finds that it is warranted due to evidence showing a psychosis manifested within one year of separation from service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer and its residuals, as well as for optic atrophy of the left eye. The claim for service connection for post-operative basal cell carcinoma of the face and post-operative squamous cell carcinoma of the face was also denied. The issue of an initial compensable evaluation for prostate cancer is being remanded.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of brain concussion, finding new and material evidence. However, it was not able to establish a link between his in-service concussion and his current dementia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current status post left heel injury, onychomycosis, and residuals of venereal disease are related to service. Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy were incurred during active service, specifically due to uterine fibroids present in service.

The veteran's lung disability is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records from the VA Medical Center in Memphis prior to 1990. The case will be readjudicated after this development.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not the surviving spouse of the veteran for VA benefits purposes due to her divorce from the veteran at the time of his death.

The Board has denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date of August 15, 2002, for his TDIU due to service-connected schizoaffective disorder.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an effective date prior to October 30, 2003 for service connection of chorio retinitis of the left eye and a higher initial rating beyond 10 percent.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal for Specially Adapted Housing or Special Home Adaptation Grant, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter.

The veteran claims service connection for pulmonary fibrosis, which he believes is due to exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The case is remanded as the RO needs to verify the veteran's duty assignments and obtain his medical records.

The veteran seeks service connection for ulcerative colitis, which he contends was aggravated during his active duty. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records from the Arkansas Children's Hospital and Arkansas Gastroenterology Clinic.

The veteran's service as an officer in the United States Navy after graduating from a service academy bars him from eligibility for VA education benefits under Chapter 30. The Board denied his claim due to lack of entitlement under the law.

The Board found that the veteran's psychiatric disorder does not meet the criteria for a higher rating or total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an extension of his basic 10-year period of eligibility for receiving educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code (Montgomery GI Bill), beyond the adjusted delimiting date of March 4, 2004. The decision concluded that the computed delimiting date was proper and that the veteran's eligibility had been reduced by 668 days due to his active duty for training periods.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including an echocardiogram and exercise stress test to determine the severity of her service-connected mitral valve prolapse.

The veteran contends that the effective date for his service connection should be from September 9, 1983, when he submitted an 'informal claim' seeking service connection. The Board finds this claim to be new and material evidence.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 and payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.