Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Board denied service connection for an enlarged prostate and a right leg cyst, finding that the disorders did not manifest in service and were not related to any aspect of service including exposure to herbicide or trioctyl phosphate.

The Veteran's claim for retroactive school attendance benefits for his son, C.J.B., who turned 18 in September 2006 and was pursuing higher education after that age, is denied because the claim was not filed within one year of C.J.B.'s eighteenth birthday.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of dependency and indemnity compensation benefits based on the need for regular aid and attendance, finding that the first indication of entitlement to such benefits was received by VA on November 30, 2007.

The Veteran's urethral stricture is currently rated at 30 percent, effective April 14, 2008. The rating remains unchanged.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining an estimate of his in-service radiation exposure and scheduling a VA examination to determine if he has leukemia or if MDS is related to his estimated radiation exposure.

The Veteran's unauthorized hospitalization at East Texas Medical Center for small bowel obstruction is approved, as the condition was not service-connected and there were no other issues related to service connection.

The Veteran's digestive disability is manifested by diarrhea, occasional involuntary bowel movements necessitating the wearing of a pad or other absorbent material, and near constant abdominal distress but does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 30 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as the recoupment of his separation pay from his VA disability compensation was required by law and proper.

The Veteran's lung disorder was not incurred or aggravated in service, and the Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against his claim.

The Board found no causal relationship between the claimed periampullary adenoma and service, concluding that it was not incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to a waiver of recovery of an advance payment of educational assistance benefits in the amount of $3,000.00 before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including an examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his current respiratory condition and his presumed exposure to herbicides while serving in Vietnam.

The Board found that the Veteran's narcolepsy did not pre-exist his periods of active service and was not shown to be related to any period of service. As a result, the claim for service connection for narcolepsy is denied.

The Veteran's heart murmur is a benign congenital condition of no clinical significance. The evidence does not show that his current enlargement of the heart or diabetes mellitus, type II, were incurred in service.,There is insufficient evidence to establish that the Veteran's SLE was caused by his period of active service.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of right inguinal hernia surgery are manifested by subjective complaints and a well-healed, non-tender scar. The Board finds that the criteria for a compensable evaluation have not been met.

The Veteran's entire active service period from August 2002 to March 2005 was subject to the education loan repayment program under 10 U.S.C.A. Chapter 109, and therefore cannot be counted as a period of service for entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

The Veteran's lipomatosis and associated neurological symptoms of the upper extremities have been granted initial evaluations, with separate ratings for each issue.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant VA medical records and adjudicating a claim of whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the April 1982 rating decision granting service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to conflicting assertions and the need for a Travel Board Hearing. The claim will be reconsidered with these new considerations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Raynaud's syndrome of the right hand is being remanded due to insufficient medical evidence. The examiner must clarify whether the condition is related to his in-service injury.