Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding where the Veteran was stationed during Project 404, and whether such location was subject to herbicide exposure. Further medical development is required if it is determined that the Veteran's death may be related to exposure to herbicides.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's ocular carcinoma is not related to his military service, including presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his military service and the condition. The decision also noted that the Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is likely caused by hepatitis C.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of proper notification to the Veteran's representative, the Georgia Department of Veterans Services. The claim for nonservice-connected pension will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Board has determined that the termination of non-service connected pension benefits from May 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008 was proper. However, the termination of non-service connected pension benefits effective December 1, 2008 was not proper and the Veteran's benefits must be restored.

The Veteran was granted an extension of his delimiting date for educational assistance benefits to June 5, 2010. However, the Board found no further extension beyond this date is warranted as a matter of law.

The Veteran is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred for six trips from his residence to the Phoenix VA Regional Office between December 2009 and April 2010, as per Chapter 31 of Title 38 of the United States Code.

The Veteran's claim for retroactive induction into a vocational rehabilitation training program under Chapter 31, Title 38, of the United States Code is denied as she was already receiving benefits from another VA education program during that period.

The Board has ordered additional development due to unclear calculation of the overpayment and insufficient information about the precise period of overpayment. The Veteran's financial situation is also being reviewed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of the residuals of a cold injury to the hands, resulting in the dismissal of this claim.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for emergency room treatment at Swedish American Hospital on June 27, 2008 are denied as the services were not rendered in an emergent situation and no VA facility was feasibly available.

The VA terminated the appellant's Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits due to her failure to maintain satisfactory attendance, as determined by the institution where she was enrolled.

The appellant is not entitled to DEA benefits beyond April 29, 2010 as his eligibility ended with the termination of his enrollment period.

The Veteran's metastatic urethral cancer and residuals are found to be the result of his service, including exposure to herbicides while serving in Vietnam. Service connection is granted.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to a withdrawal request from the appellant's attorney.

The Veteran did not have a stroke in service and the medical evidence does not establish that his current residuals of a stroke are related to his military service.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the inadequate medical opinion from the previous VA examination. The Veteran's meralgia paresthetica was diagnosed in 1999, and she asserts that her symptoms began immediately after her surgery in 1998. The new examiner should consider these assertions and provide an adequate opinion on causation.

The Board has granted service connection for a disorder manifested by upper respiratory infections, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disorder and arthritis of multiple joints, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a respiratory/lung disability causally related to active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.