Other conditions decisions — 2015

The Board has remanded the case due to a request for a videoconference hearing, and no further action was taken on this request. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a left leg disorder remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death was not caused by his service-connected TB, and therefore, denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete documentation regarding the Veteran's contributions to the VEAP, and for compliance with VA's duty to notify and assist in education benefits claims.

The Veteran's spouse is requesting a waiver of overpayment of Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits in the amount of $602.04, and her appeal has been remanded due to scheduling issues for a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the last final denial in June 1997 is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) educational benefits for on-the-job training from September 12, 2010, to September 12, 2011 is denied as the training was received prior to the effective date of a change in law authorizing such payments.

The Veteran's request for a clothing allowance was granted by the VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. As there are no longer specific errors of fact or law to review, the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for furunculosis of the groin and buttocks remains denied as he has not demonstrated active manifestations or required systemic therapy.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his substantive appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a dental injury is denied. The Board finds that the Veteran has trigeminal neuralgia, which is at least as likely as not related to his in-service facial injury.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's stroke was caused and/or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension disability, and therefore grants service connection for residuals of a stroke.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pulmonary nodules were not incurred in or caused by his military service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a video hearing before the Board.

The Board has determined that the Appellant's countable income exceeds the maximum limit allowed for nonservice-connected death pension benefits, and therefore denied her claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus, and thus grants service connection for spondylosis with mild disc degeneration and myelopathy.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a pulmonary and joints examination.

The Veteran's death was caused by his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD), which is considered a direct result of his active service. The Board granted the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board dismissed the claim of entitlement to an extra scheduler evaluation for sickle cell anemia with left eye vitreous hemorrhage as it has no authority to grant such a rating. The case is also remanded for issuance of a Statement of the Case on the issue of effective date prior to January 31, 2013 for additional compensation based on a dependent spouse.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left leg disorder, including blood clots and varicosities, did not have its onset in service and is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to service.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's inguinal hernia, finding that there is no evidence of an in-service injury or event leading to this condition.