Other conditions decisions — 2015

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a government-furnished memorial headstone or marker because his remains are not considered unavailable and the proposed location is not a cemetery.

The Veteran has no legal entitlement to additional VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33, as his remaining entitlement was limited to the amount of his Chapter 30 benefits entitlement that was unused. He is therefore not entitled to any more benefits beyond those already paid.

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a video conference hearing and other procedural issues.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for hypertensive cardiomyopathy. The Board found that this disorder is not related to service or a service-connected disease, but may be secondary to his service-connected equilibrium dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination for gynecological symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of any heart condition present at any point since her November 2008 claim, including whether it is related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a DRO hearing and VA examinations. Her claims for increased rating and service connection are also being reviewed.

The Veteran's claim for additional dependent compensation was denied because he did not provide the required Social Security numbers for his dependents within one year of VA's request.

The Veteran's appeal for basic eligibility for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was denied because all of his active service period from September 2001 to September 2004 was subject to a loan repayment program and cannot be counted as a period of service for entitlement to benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for reimbursement or payment under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1725 for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Metro Health System from February 18, 2010 to March 2, 2010 was timely filed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a current VA examination and additional medical records. The claim will be reconsidered after these steps.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the denial of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits before the Board could make a decision.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have current skin, fatigue, respiratory, or cognitive disabilities and thus denied service connection for boils, fatigue, a respiratory disorder, and memory loss.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of reopening his service connection for a lung disorder and found that new evidence raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim. The Veteran is also entitled to an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for a right calf disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has determined that further development is needed before the appeal can be adjudicated, and a new VA examination will be required to determine if any current heart condition is related to military service.

The Veteran's claim for Chapter 30 education benefits was denied as he did not submit a timely request to extend his delimiting date beyond July 11, 2007.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's annual income exceeded the maximum pension rate for a veteran with a spouse and no dependents, thus terminating his nonservice-connected pension benefits from February 1, 2012 to February 29, 2013.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as she is not considered a surviving spouse of the Veteran due to her remarriage, and thus cannot receive DIC benefits.

The Veteran's service connection claim for anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma associated with herbicide exposure, is granted.