Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining employment medical records and providing an opinion regarding whether inactive duty training aggravated the Veteran's back disorder.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an atrial septal defect status post surgical repair, finding that the Veteran's congenital heart defect was not incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current psychiatric disability is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current neck disorder is not related to his military service, including an in-service fall from a window. As such, he cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a fracture through the floor of the left orbit and left maxillary antrum are primarily manifested by subjective complaints, such as pain, tearing, transient blindness, and intermittent twitching. The preponderance of evidence does not support a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have legal eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits due to lack of service in a 'regular' component of the United States Armed Forces.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate VA medical examination in August 2007.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right shoulder disability was denied as the evidence does not support a higher evaluation based on current range of motion findings.

The Veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits at a full-time rate of payment was denied as he did not meet the criteria based on his participation in a non-accredited law school program, which resulted in him being eligible only for 3/4-time benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for his duodenal ulcer disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye blindness is granted as his current condition is found to be incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for eligibility for loan guaranty benefits, stating that it was dependent on her entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. The case is being remanded for further development and readjudication.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance of another person due to bilateral blindness with light perception only. The claim for automobile and adaptive equipment, or adaptive equipment only, is denied as there is no service-connected disability that would qualify under the law.

The Board has determined that the July 1990 rating decision contained clear and unmistakable error in denying service connection for a back condition, and has granted an effective date of March 22, 1990 for the grant of service connection. The Veteran's hypertension is rated at 10%.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to the need for a compensation and pension examination regarding the Veteran's scleroderma.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a discrepancy in hearing requests. The case will be returned for further development and scheduling of the appropriate Board hearing.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip replacement is related to his service-connected chronic low back strain, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran is eligible for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code due to his honorable discharge as a conscientious objector and the convenience of the government.

The Board has determined that there is sufficient evidence to trigger referral of the Veteran's case for a dose estimate and opinion regarding his liver cancer. The case is being remanded for these actions.

The Veteran's skin disability is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine if it may be related to his presumed herbicide exposure during service.