Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right tibia and fibula fracture residuals is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The veteran's claims for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 and Chapter 1606 were denied due to ineligibility, and the RO is instructed to obtain additional documentation before readjudicating the cases.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected ankylosing spondylitis is being remanded due to the need to consider both old and new rating criteria, as well as a need for additional medical examination.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a herniated disc of the thoracic spine. The veteran's current diagnoses, including degenerative changes and thoracic spine strain, are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's timely Substantive Appeal was filed with regard to his December 1995 RO decision denying him compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for spinal cord injury, and thus the claim is granted.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain clarification on whether the veteran's service-connected eye injury contributed to his death. The appellant must provide additional evidence and argument.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, dissociative disorder, and borderline personality disorder, were denied by the RO in July 2001. The case was remanded multiple times due to procedural issues and new evidence received after the initial denial.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the face, including due to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not show that the condition was related to his military service or to exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a disability manifested by rectal bleeding, to include internal hemorrhoids, that is a result of exposure to Agent Orange or some other herbicide during service.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The veteran's disability of nephrolithiasis and ureterolithiasis is rated as 20 percent disabling. The Board has ordered a new VA genitourinary examination to determine the current nature and extent of severity of his genitourinary disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for disability of the left eye, finding that the injury occurred while he was not on active duty and thus not in line of duty.

The veteran's bowel and bladder dysfunction is not compensable under 1151, but his left elbow arthritis due to a fall in the hospital is compensable.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a hiatal hernia and a digestive disorder other than a hiatal hernia were denied. The Board found that neither condition was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for cold sensitivity of the hands and feet as a manifestation of an undiagnosed illness, finding that there was no evidence to support this claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for dental trauma due to a shrapnel wound of the upper lip and head injury from a shrapnel wound of the occiput, finding no evidence of such conditions being incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran is indebted to VA for an overpayment of educational assistance benefits in the amount of $9,585.49, paid under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code, for enrollment from October 26, 1998, to March 17, 2000.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected postoperative stomach injury and subtotal gastrectomy contributed to his death from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a respiratory disorder or disability manifested by dizziness as a result of service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right hand disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty and is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left hand disability. Therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be granted.