Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of evidence confirming whether the Veteran served in the territorial waters of Vietnam while stationed aboard the USS Forrestal. The Veteran seeks service connection for prostate cancer, which is presumed related to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's initial ratings for left knee and right knee disabilities were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or instability.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. The Board denied DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 and the cause of death claim.

The Veteran's service connection claim for stress incontinence is remanded due to incomplete STRs and the need for additional VA examination.

The Veteran's application for educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was denied because he did not meet the eligibility criteria, specifically due to his discharge from service under other than honorable conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his service-connected left little finger fracture is denied as the examination did not document any limitation of motion or painful motion, and the highest schedular rating has already been assigned.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his loss of sense of smell and altered taste are related to his service-connected migraines and in-service head trauma. The case will be returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's death was not found to be related to a service-connected disability, and therefore the claim for DIC under U.S.C. 1318 is denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding whether to count a withdrawn application for benefits to the Social Security Administration as income for VA purposes, and the Board has dismissed this issue.

The Board found that the Appellant's character of discharge for the period from March 19, 2003 through December 5, 2005 constitutes a bar to VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and consideration of whether the Veteran is competent to handle his VA benefits payments, as well as the proper appointment of a fiduciary. The competency issue will be reviewed after a psychiatric examination and additional evidence is gathered if necessary.

The Veteran's right heel osteomyelitis case is being remanded due to the failure to appear for a VA examination. The AOJ should schedule another VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's pelvic bone disability and remanded the issue of service connection for a sleep disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's keratoconus pre-existed service or was incurred during service. The VA examiner needs to provide a detailed rationale and consider all raised theories of entitlement.

The Veteran's overpayment of education benefits is being remanded for further review, including a determination on the validity of the debt and consideration of any new financial information provided by the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a dental condition for compensation purposes, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support the claim and thus denying it. The appeal was limited to the issue of service connection for a dental condition for compensation purposes.

The Veteran's hip surgery resulted in additional disabilities, including instability of the trunk and hip, pressure ulcers, autonomic dysreflexia, bowel and bladder conditions, hypotension, impotence, and hypotension. The Board found that these additional disabilities were not reasonably foreseeable results of the surgery to which he consented.

The Board has ordered the RO to recalculate the amount of benefits that should be withheld based on the entirety of the record due to a miscalculation in the overpayment. The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for a hysterectomy on a secondary, causation basis due to the Veteran's service-connected left ovarian cyst. The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for cause of death due to the Veteran's leukemia, finding that there was no evidence linking it to his active duty service. The claim is dismissed as the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding of service connection.