Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board remands the case for further development, including an orthopedic and neurological examination to distinguish symptoms associated with a right foot neuroma from those of his service-connected pes planus and degenerative changes of the right foot.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no evidence establishing a nexus between the veteran's death and his military service or any service-connected disability.

The creation of a debt due to overpayment of Chapter 31 subsistence allowance in the amount of $2,504.59 is valid and the appeal is denied.

The appeal is remanded to determine the nature of benefits R.A. was receiving from Social Security and the date of application for such benefits.

The case is remanded to the Veterans Benefits Administration for issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case addressing whether the debt was created by fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith and whether collection would be against equity and good conscience.

The case is being remanded for an examination to determine the current severity of the veteran's service-connected left humeral disability.

The Board denied service connection for testicular cancer as it is not shown by the preponderance of the competent clinical evidence to be related to his active service or to a service-connected disability.

The veteran's military service does not meet the threshold service eligibility requirements for VA nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence and a VA examination.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for meralgia paresthetica was denied, as the evidence did not support a date earlier than September 9, 2004.

The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for residuals of a left lower tibia injury, finding that the veteran's condition resulted in moderate ankle disability.

The veteran's initial evaluation for a ventral hernia was denied as the evidence did not demonstrate that his hernia required a higher rating than 20 percent.

The appellant's claim for entitlement to payment of VA benefits at the full-dollar rate was denied due to her not meeting the statutory requirements.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no credible evidence that the veteran's heart disease began during or soon after his service.

The appellant's husband did not have qualifying active service for purposes of basic eligibility for VA benefits.

The Board granted service connection for a spine condition, finding that the veteran's preexisting spine condition was aggravated by his basic training exercises during military service.

The veteran does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for enrollment in VA's healthcare system.

The veteran did not submit a timely Substantive Appeal following the issuance of the November 2005 Statement of Case.

The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the veteran's cognitive disorder began during or as a result of service, and therefore grants service connection for a cognitive disorder.