Other conditions decisions — 2008

The appellant is not entitled to DEA benefits beyond June 24, 2005.

The motion for revision of the January 2001 Board decision on the grounds of clear and unmistakable error was denied.

The Board remands the case for a VA medical examination to determine if the veteran's current right hip disability is related to an in-service truck accident.

The appeal for a higher disability rating for the veteran's duodenal ulcer was denied, and the appeal regarding the combined schedular rating was withdrawn by the veteran.

The appeal is remanded to the Board of Veterans' Appeals for further development and readjudication.

The veteran's appeal for an extension of his eligibility for educational assistance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill is being remanded to clarify representation and schedule a Travel Board hearing.

The veteran is unable to obtain or maintain any form of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background due to the effects of his service-connected disabilities, which are currently assigned a combined rating of 80 percent.

The appeal is remanded for additional development of the record, including obtaining employment records and a VA social and industrial survey to assess the veteran's employability.

The case must be remanded for additional development as the prior Board determination failed to provide adequate reasons and bases.

The veteran's gunshot wound residuals are manifested by moderately severe muscle impairment, and a higher disability rating is not warranted.

The Board found that the evidence of record does not support a finding of direct or secondary service connection for loss of balance.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for an unspecified left eye condition and continued the noncompensable rating for residuals of a right mandible condyle fracture.

The veteran's right and left tibial stress fractures were denied a compensable rating as there was no evidence of impairment of the tibia or fibula, nor any functional limitation that would warrant a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, finding no evidence that he currently has such residuals related to his period of active military service.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and occupational background.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal disability as the probative, competent clinical evidence of record does not establish that the veteran's current gastrointestinal disability is related to active service.

The appellant was not the legal spouse of the veteran at the time of his death, and therefore is not eligible for VA benefits as a surviving spouse.

The Board remands the matters to the RO for additional development and readjudication.

The veteran's service-connected amenorrhea does not require continuous treatment and therefore does not warrant a compensable disability rating.