Other conditions decisions — 2008

The veteran is granted reimbursement or payment for unauthorized private medical expenses incurred at Weiser Memorial Hospital on February 4, 2004.

The veteran's testicular cancer, CVA and subdural hematoma are service-connected.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 17, 2001.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for postoperative residuals of esophageal cancer, secondary to his service-connected duodenal ulcer.

The veteran is not entitled to retroactive disability compensation in an amount equal to the 100 percent rate, in effect in June 2004, for the period from February 1, 1995, to November 30, 2003.

The veteran's claim for a TDIU benefit due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for an appropriate VA examination.

The Board denied the appellant's petitions to reopen claims for service connection for the veteran's cause of death, entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA), and entitlement to accrued benefits due to a lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's cholangiocarcinoma was not related to his service, and the claim for accrued benefits based on this condition is denied.

The veteran's military service does not meet the threshold eligibility requirements for a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes.

Service connection is granted for residuals of a left ear hematoma. The veteran's other claims are denied.

The Board grants an earlier effective date of October 18, 1990 for the grant of TDIU, for accrued benefits purposes.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the assignment of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was no claim or document prior to June 27, 2002.

The Board remands the case for additional development and readjudication of the issues on appeal.

The veteran withdrew the appeal before a decision was made.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of his left inguinal hernia repair was denied as the evidence did not show he currently had a hernia or that the scars associated with the hernia repair warranted a compensable rating.

The veteran's basal cell carcinoma was not related to his service, including Agent Orange exposure.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for a compensable evaluation and an increased rating for chronic prostatitis with hematospermia.

The veteran's application for an extension of the delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code (Montgomery GI Bill) was denied because it was received after the statutory deadline.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cancer of the left tonsil, as there was no evidence to support a finding that his condition was related to his military service or exposure to herbicides.

The veteran's service-connected OBS is manifested by subjective complaints of chronic sleep difficulty, mild depressive periods, frustration due to physical problems, and some cognitive slowing down secondary to OBS, that appeared to cause little impairment on his level of functioning, without clinical findings of panic attacks, impaired memory and judgment, and difficulty establishing and maintaining work and social relationships, essentially reflective of no more than occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks (although generally functioning satisfactorily, with routine behavior, self-care and conversation normal).