Other conditions decisions — 2016

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for an increased evaluation of impaired field of vision before the Board could make a decision.

The case is being remanded due to missing documents from the record. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code will be reconsidered after uploading all associated documents.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability and set the effective date at February 3, 1992. The earlier effective date for tinnitus is also granted.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a groin/hernia disability. The VA has decided against this claim, and the case is being remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and possibly schedule an examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examiner's opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's systemic lupus erythematosus.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a pulmonary examination.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for VA death pension benefits was received by VA on November 26, 2014 and granted an effective date of November 26, 2014.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA opinion to address the relationship between his muscle twitching and service-connected PTSD.

The April 2016 rating decision granted a TDIU for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, and this resolved the appeal. The Veteran has not filed a notice of disagreement with that decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Hodgkin's lymphoma did not originate in active service or within one year thereafter, and it is not otherwise related to such service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for Hodgkin's lymphoma is denied.

The Veteran's service from September 11, 2001 to November 10, 2002 is his only creditable service for Post-9/11 GI Bill purposes. His subsequent medical retirement from the Army National Guard due to physical disabilities incurred in the line of duty does not qualify him for benefits under Chapter 33 (post-9/11 GI Bill).

The Board has determined that the appellant's income exceeds the maximum annual pension rate, preventing her from receiving improved death pension and special monthly pension benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death was not attributable to service, any incident of service, or a service connected disability. The appellant did not provide sufficient evidence to establish service connection for diabetes mellitus type II or an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD or alcohol dependence).

The Veteran's service-connected paresthesia of the left lateral thigh is rated as noncompensable throughout the appeal period, with no evidence of severe to complete paralysis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board found that the Veteran's bladder condition, including voiding dysfunction, was not manifest during active service and did not have a direct relationship to service or any service-connected disability. The preponderance of evidence does not support granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's arthritis of the hands is not etiologically related to service and is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hidradenitis suppurativa was denied in August 2005, and new evidence received since then does not establish that the condition began during active duty or training.,The Veteran's fibromyalgia has been rated at 40 percent disabling from September 17, 2014.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and SSA disability benefits information.