Other conditions decisions — 2014

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hemoglobin C disorder had its onset during active service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an extension of his delimiting date for VA education benefits under Chapter 30, finding that he did not meet the eligibility requirements due to a lack of four years of continuous service in the Selected Reserve after two years of active duty.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current eye disorder or residuals of a gunshot wound to the face that is related to service. The claims are denied.

The Board denied the appellant's request to reopen his claim of whether new and material evidence has been received to allow him to receive VA benefits due to a change in his character of discharge. The March 1976 decision found that his discharge was under conditions other than honorable, which barred him from receiving VA benefits.

The Board denied service connection for a bladder disorder, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of hematuria with atypical urothelial cells does not meet the criteria for a malignant tumor and did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of service separation. The Veteran's symptoms were not continuous since service separation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected spondylolisthesis, L4 and spondylosis. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Board has determined that additional development is required prior to the adjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder. The case is remanded for further actions including obtaining medical records, scheduling an examination, and reviewing the new VA examination report.

The Board granted an effective date of December 1, 2002 for the award of additional compensation paid for the Veteran's dependent son. The Veteran was not provided proper notice at the time of her increased evaluation in December 2001, and thus the earlier effective date is allowed.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease was denied as there is no evidence of intent to file a claim prior to June 28, 2010. The effective date assigned is June 28, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal involves two issues related to his service-connected right forearm fracture. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary due to the passage of time since his last VA examination and because he asserts his symptoms are worse than what was described in the previous evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for epidermal inclusion cysts, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service. The issue of calf disability associated with AV malformation remains pending and will be remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's esophageal cancer is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA medical opinions and Social Security Administration records.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA death benefits in the amount of $20,772 due to fault on the part of the Appellant and because recovery would not be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a brain stem injury and entitlement to nonservice-connected pension. As such, these claims remain denied.

The RO reduced the disability rating for reflex sympathy dystrophy of right hand from 40 percent to 20 percent, but the Board found that this reduction was not proper and restored the original 40 percent rating.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of two full months of education entitlement under the Post-9/10 GI Bill was denied as there is no legal basis to grant such a request.

The Veteran is entitled to payment of educational assistance benefits at the full-time rate for the periods dated from May 25, 2009 through August 9, 2009 and from October 12, 2009 through January 3, 2010.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeals for service connection for fractures of the right and left distal fibula, as well as disability exhibited by vision problems, are denied due to lack of evidence showing a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for dislocation of the TMJ, claiming it as residual of a traumatic brain injury. The evidence received since the April 2008 rating decision did not present new and material evidence.