Other conditions decisions — 2008

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an effective date prior to February 14, 1990 for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disability.

The Board found that the persuasive, credible, and probative evidence was against a relationship between any current disorder of the right hand and thumb and any event or injury in a period of active service, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA.

The Board denied service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the right tonsil, finding no evidence linking the condition to in-service exposure or other risk factors.

The Board remands the case for a VA skin examination to determine if there is a separate skin disability of the eyelid area and whether it is related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the hands and feet due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development and proper representation.

The Board denied the claim for clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a March 1980 rating decision that denied service connection for a nervous condition.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and consideration of additional evidence.

The veteran was granted a 50 percent evaluation for post traumatic stress disorder, effective July 12, 2005.

The claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition was reopened based on new and material evidence, but the Board found that the veteran's current bilateral foot disability is not related to his military service.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a TDIU rating was dismissed as no allegation of fact or law upon which relief may be granted.

The appeal was remanded to the VAMC for additional evidentiary development, including clarification of the expenses at issue and a medical opinion on the emergent nature of the veteran's injuries.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for soft tissue sarcoma, as there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.

The appeal is being remanded for issuance of a statement of the case and to give the veteran the opportunity to complete an appeal.

The veteran's countable income exceeds the maximum annual pension rate, making him ineligible for VA disability pension benefits and special monthly pension based on the need for regular aid and attendance or housebound status.

The veteran is entitled to payment of medical expenses incurred during a hospitalization at Baptist Medical Center from March 22, 2006 to March 24, 2006 (hospitalization from March 17, 2006 to March 24, 2006).

The veteran's claim for an extension of the basic period of eligibility for receiving educational assistance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill was remanded to schedule a videoconference hearing.

The Board found that the veteran's cause of death, metastatic prostatic cancer, was not related to his service or any service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for chondromalacia of both knees, as there was no evidence to support a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The case is remanded to provide the veteran and appellant with financial statements, income and expense data, and an opportunity to respond to each other's claims.