Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Veteran's estate is denied entitlement to payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred from January 1, 2006 through January 17, 2006 at Mease Countryside Hospital.

The Veteran's service connection claim for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's current skin conditions are related to his military service, specifically exposure to chemical agents like CN tear gas during his time as a military police officer in Korea.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not eligible for Veterans Affairs benefits as the surviving spouse of the Veteran due to her divorce from the Veteran prior to his death.

The Board determined that the appellant's other than honorable discharge from service was due to willful and persistent misconduct, which constitutes a bar to payment of VA benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits due to special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate, as the service member did not meet the criteria for either benefit.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before the Board.

The Board has determined that the appeal is incomplete and requires additional evidence to be associated with the Veteran's file before a decision can be made.

The Board has granted the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death, entitlement to accrued benefits, and reopening of her claim for death pension benefits. The evidence submitted since the March 1998 decision is considered new and material.

The Veteran's educational program from August to December 1994 was within his eligibility period, but he did not submit an application for Chapter 30 benefits until February 2008. The Board finds that the claim must be denied as there is no entitlement under the law.

The appellant is ineligible to receive educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 as a matter of law due to receiving more than $2,000 in tuition costs for each year of his participation in the ROTC scholarship program.

The Board finds that the Veteran's gynecological disorders, including those related to an intrauterine device (IUD) insertion and hysterectomy, are attributable to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin and scalp disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to reopen his service connection for defective vision, finding that new and material evidence was not received.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and thus has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further development, including consideration of service connection for a right foot neuroma and readjudication of his claim for an initial disability rating for degenerative changes of the right foot.

The Board found that a benign tumor resulting in a right nephrectomy was not incurred or aggravated by service and is not proximately due to or the result of any service-connected disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or worsen his fatal lymphoma, nor did they otherwise play a material causal role in his death. The appellant's motion for reconsideration was denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by or related to his service-connected disabilities, and thus denied service connection for cause of death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected left inguinal hernia, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Sjogren's syndrome was incurred in service and contributed to his death from myocardial infarction. The appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is therefore granted.