Other conditions decisions — 2015

The Board has reopened the claim regarding whether new and material evidence supports a finding that the Appellant's discharge from service under conditions other than honorable is not a bar to VA benefits. The claim remains denied as his character of discharge is considered dishonorable.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for educational assistance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill for Selected Reserves (MGIB-SR) as he did not meet eligibility criteria due to his separation from the Marine Corps Selected Reserve and subsequent reenlistment in the Army National Guard.

The Board finds that the Veteran's periodontal disease and cracked teeth, filling falling out, and missing teeth are not service-connected for compensation purposes due to lack of a compensable disability.

The Board has determined that the appellant's application for DEA benefits was not timely elected, and therefore, the earliest possible effective date of October 29, 2012 is assigned.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a medical evaluation to determine if he meets the criteria for use of a powered mobility device. The case will be returned to the Board after further review.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred in February 2007 is being remanded due to administrative errors and the need for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disorder has been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the preponderance of the lay and medical evidence does not support an in-service injury or chronic condition.

The VA did not fail to timely diagnose the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the right tongue base, and there is no evidence that additional disability occurred due to an event not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of syncope and the Veteran's symptoms are not related to service, thus denying her claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death, glioblastoma multiforme, was not caused by his military service or exposure to Agent Orange. The medical evidence did not support a connection between the Veteran's brain cancer and his time in Vietnam.

The Veteran's venous insufficiency of his lower extremities was incurred in service and granted service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for testicular cancer, concluding that it did not manifest during active service or within one year of separation and was not caused by his military service.

The Board found that the overpayment of educational assistance benefits was valid and ordered it to be upheld.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for post herpetic neuralgia, finding no evidence that his current condition is related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for post-operative spinal stenosis of L4-L5 is dismissed as there was no legal basis to pursue such a claim after the January 2008 Court decision affirmed the Board's January 2005 decision denying entitlement to an earlier effective date.

The Veteran and his representative have withdrawn their appeal regarding the creation of an overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits, and there are no further issues for consideration.

The Board previously issued a decision denying both issues of service connection. The current appeal is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left knee disability, including a left ACL rupture with medial meniscal tear and medial compartment cartilage changes, is related to his active duty for training in February 2007. As such, service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for recurrent bilateral otitis externa, finding that the Veteran's condition was initially manifested during active service and is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the appellant's claim regarding his discharge under other than honorable conditions, which is not considered a bar to VA benefits.