Other conditions Board decisions

The Board determined that the appellant does not meet the criteria for basic eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits due to his service in the Army Reserve being less than 6 years, as he was discharged before completing this requirement.

The Board found that the veteran's ulcerative colitis did not become manifest during service and is not shown to be related to service. The right leg and left great toe conditions are also denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link between service and these conditions.

The veteran is appealing the effective date for a total disability compensation rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 2, 1993. The case has been remanded to ensure compliance with VCAA requirements and to obtain any relevant SSA records.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits in the amount of $10,384.00 due to his intentional failure to report his wife's Social Security Administration (SSA) income, which resulted in a loss to the government.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment and medication records from 1973 to 1978. The appellant must submit any relevant evidence that cancer predates August 1997.

The Board denied the claim as there is no evidence of spina bifida in the child, and thus the veteran's exposure to herbicides does not qualify for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805.

The Board has remanded the case due to the veteran's withdrawal of his appeal for service connection for multiple myelomas as the result of exposure to Agent Orange and jungle rot, and for a higher initial evaluation for bilateral tinnitus. The hearing loss disability remains at a 10 percent rating.

The Board found that the veteran does not have current residuals from his in-service eye injury and denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence and needs further review by a qualified neurologist.

The Board found that the veteran's stomach condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that the schedular criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his left wrist disability have not been met.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of a right middle lobe lung resection is being remanded due to the need for additional development under the VCAA.

The appellant's case is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing before the RO.

The VA Medical Center denied the veteran's request for payment of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Mission St. Joseph's Hospital from November 25, 2000, to December 7, 2000.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and requests for additional information from the veteran.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to new evidence showing that VA cataract surgery may have caused his left eye disability, and thus, the appeal is granted.

The Board denied a higher rating for prostatitis, finding that the veteran's symptoms did not warrant an evaluation higher than 10 percent.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the severity of his service-connected disabilities and whether he is entitled to higher ratings.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to deficiencies in material findings and a need for an updated VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's thrombophlebitis is not related to his service-connected left knee arthritis and denied the claim.