Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis due to unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for basic eligibility for educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill due to a lack of requisite service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant in a July 2014 statement, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board has granted initial noncompensable ratings for dysarthria and dysphagia, but finds that the appellant's symptoms more nearly approximate marked speech impairment and moderate esophageal stricture, respectively. The issues of TDIU and a higher rating for head tremor are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence on file for VA to make a decision on the claim of service connection for basal cell carcinoma. The Veteran's exposure to sun while serving as a deck hand is accepted, but further examination and opinion are needed to determine if this exposure may have contributed to his development of skin cancer.

The Board finds that the Veteran was not in fugitive felon status due to an outstanding warrant for obstructing justice, and therefore the overpayment of $181,504.53 is invalid.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder. The underlying service connection issue requires further development.

The appellant is granted reimbursement of accrued death pension benefits in the amount of $7,917.00 due to his deceased mother D.C.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse, finding that she and the Veteran were legally divorced at the time of his death.

The Board finds that the Veteran's October 1979 marriage to A.J. was illegal and void under Philippine law, thus not valid for VA benefits purposes.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is granted as his perforated colon, status post colonoscopy resulted from a laceration rather than a perforation, which was not reasonably foreseeable.

The Veteran's overpayment of $5,898.00 for dependency benefits is waived due to fault on his part in not reporting his divorce promptly.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical expense reports for 2012-2014, and the Veteran is requested to submit detailed expense reports.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for Bechet's Syndrome and bilateral uveitis, finding new and material evidence to support these claims. The preponderance of the evidence supports the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's basic eligibility requirements for non-service-connected pension benefits have been established for the period from March 19, 2012 to October 31, 2012. For the period since November 1, 2012, his income exceeded the applicable maximum annual pension rates and he is not eligible for these benefits.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right eye disability and granted service connection for trigeminal neuralgia. The cataracts, epiretinal membrane, and resolved irisitis are not related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities were reduced to zero percent effective November 1, 2009. The Board found that the evidence did not establish sustained improvement of her bilateral knee disorder under ordinary conditions of life.,For the period from November 1, 2009 to July 30, 2012, the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities were restored to a 20 percent evaluation.

The Board found no psychiatric disorder present during the appeal period and denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder on a direct basis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed right eye disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye retinopathy is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.