Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's eligibility for vocational rehabilitation benefits under Chapter 31, Title 38, United States Code was granted by the Honolulu RO in June 2005.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for genitourinary disorder, sexual dysfunction, and psychiatric disorder due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran is not shown to have a pulmonary disability manifested by histoplasmosis due to undiagnosed illness or other disease or injury that was incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for a lung disorder, resulting in a denial.

The VA has determined that the veteran's dysthymia warrants a 70 percent evaluation, which is higher than his current 50 percent rating.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's left eye conditions, including whether any are related to service-connected chorioretinitis. The claim will be remanded for further development.

The veteran claims service connection for inclusion body myositis, which he alleges is related to exposure to chemicals during his active duty. The Board has ordered further development of the claim, including seeking information from the Army Medical Research and Materiel Command.

The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic diplopia is service-connected, as it was initially manifested during military service and is not a usual effect of his inservice eye surgeries.

The veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a healed stress fracture of the right femoral neck is granted. Her appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for her third left metatarsal fracture was withdrawn prior to decision.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right eye cataract, status post intra-ocular lens implant, did not result from negligence or fault on the part of VA treatment providers. Therefore, his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service and denied the veteran's claim for bilateral heel disorders.

The Board has denied the veteran's application to reopen her claim for service connection for bilateral brachymetatarsalgia, finding that no new and material evidence was submitted.

The veteran's service connection claim for cold injury to the hands and nose is granted. Service connection for frostbite residuals of the lower extremities is also granted, with a noncompensable evaluation.

The appellant's service with the Polish Home Army does not qualify him for VA compensation or pension benefits as he did not serve in the United States Armed Forces.

The Board has jurisdiction to adjudicate the claim of entitlement to nonservice-connected death pension benefits. However, a remand is required due to an error in notice that informed the appellant about what information and evidence not of record is necessary to substantiate her claim.

The veteran's appeal is to determine if an effective date earlier than April 24, 2001 for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) should be granted. The case has been remanded due to the poor recording quality of the hearing and the need to schedule another Travel Board hearing.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a groin pull, left leg and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including paranoid schizophrenia. The veteran did not have current residuals of a groin pull from service, and his acquired psychiatric disorder was not related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's varicose veins do not warrant an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for either lower extremity.,The evidence does not show persistent edema, stasis pigmentation or eczema, or intermittent ulceration.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected shell fragment wound residuals of the right thigh, finding that the injury is moderate in nature.

The veteran's claim for educational benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code, for the period of training from January 7, 2002 to July 12, 2002 is denied as there was no certification by VA prior to September 10, 2002.