Other conditions decisions — 2015

The Veteran's current respiratory disorder, including asthma and emphysema, is the result of his exposure to mustard gas in service.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as she has no legal entitlement to additional VA educational assistance beyond the 15 months and 29 days already transferred under Chapter 33.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for an examination regarding whether his knee braces cause wear and tear on his clothing. The issue of entitlement to a clothing allowance will be reconsidered based on this new evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service from April 5, 2009 to September 30, 2009 qualifies as active duty for training and raises a reasonable doubt about whether it was also considered 'active duty' by his military. As such, he is now eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance benefits.

The Veteran's child is not entitled to DEA benefits beyond June 14, 2013 due to the statutory and regulatory limitations on extending the delimiting date past age 31.

The Board found that the appellant's spouse served only in the Philippine Commonwealth Army and did not meet the legal criteria for basic eligibility to nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to lack of active military service.

The Veteran withdrew his claim for HISA reimbursement of money spent on building a ramp before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a left eye disability. The Veteran's current left eye disability is not related to his service, as there is no evidence showing it was incurred during or aggravated by military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obesity is not a compensable disability and does not meet the criteria for service connection. Additionally, the evidence does not show that his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cardiovascular and prostate disorders are not related to his service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete requests for service treatment records and personnel files, particularly those related to the Veteran's reported service as a guerilla from April 1944 to February 1946.

The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a skin disorder, including lipomas, to include as due to exposure to herbicides. The Veteran's claim is being returned to the AOJ for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal, finding that he was a fugitive felon from May [redacted], 1999, until April [redacted], 2004 and therefore his benefits were correctly terminated due to the issuance of an outstanding felony warrant.

The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the elbows, wrists, fingers and hips. The Veteran's arthritis is found to be related to his service-connected foot disabilities.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with depressed mood is found to be related to his service-connected hearing loss and tinnitus, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination with a dermatologist to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's skin condition, including its relation to service and presumed herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back disorder, diagnosed primarily as degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, and arthritis, is not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn and the case is dismissed as there are no remaining issues for appellate review.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability, manifested by limitation of motion and pain, does not warrant a higher rating as his range of motion is limited to the shoulder level.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits as she is not a qualifying 'child' and did not file her claim within one year of N.B.'s death.