Other conditions Board decisions

The case is being returned to the RO for scheduling a videoconference hearing and further development. The appellant will be notified if additional action is required.

The VA has determined that the veteran's service-connected cerebral concussion residuals do not warrant an evaluation in excess of the current 30 percent rating.

The Board found that the cause of death was not service-connected, and there is no evidence to support a claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for VA treatment causing hepatitis C.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his ingrown right great toenail, finding that the current 10% rating adequately reflects the severity and symptoms of his condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right arm disorder was not incurred or aggravated in his active duty service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a concussion or right eye injury related to his military service and therefore denied both claims.

The veteran is seeking service connection for neck injuries sustained during his military service. The VA has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical evidence and conduct an examination.

The Board has determined that further evidentiary development is necessary and the case is being remanded to the RO for actions including obtaining private treatment records, issuing a statement of the case, and readjudicating the claims.

The Board found that the appellant did not submit new and material evidence to reopen her claim of service connection for cause of death, which was previously denied in May 1999. The decision is final.

The VA determined that the veteran does not have a complete loss of sense of taste and therefore, his initial compensable rating for this condition is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim as they could not establish he is a child of a Vietnam veteran or that he has spina bifida.

The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a left foot shrapnel wound residual scar, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.

The veteran's appeal is denied as the overpayment was determined to result from an administrative error or a judgment call, not his fault.

The veteran's appeal for VA education assistance under Title 38, United States Code, Chapter 30 is denied as he did not first enter active service after June 30, 1985, and did not have continuous active duty without a break in service based on a period of service beginning between October 19, 1984, and July 1, 1985.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for an adjustment disorder with anxious and depressed mood, finding that there is no current chronic disability related to his military service.

The veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code was denied as he did not meet the eligibility criteria for such benefits.

The Board has granted service connection for dysthymia and a TDIU, effective September 4, 1992. The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for dysthymia was previously denied in September 1987 but reopened due to new evidence submitted by the veteran on February 9, 1989.

The veteran's death was not caused by his own willful misconduct, and he was in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability that was continuously rated totally disabling for a period of 10 or more years immediately preceding death. Therefore, the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative residuals of foreign body granuloma, right index finger do not warrant a compensable disability rating.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a videoconference hearing.