Other conditions Board decisions

The decision is remanded due to insufficient information regarding the appellant's current financial status and a missing Notice of Disagreement (NOD). The case will be readjudicated after these issues are addressed.

The Veteran's service did not meet the minimum period of active duty requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits, as he served less than 24 months and was discharged under honorable conditions. Therefore, his claim is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to determine the severity of his service-connected right shoulder disability and for obtaining any outstanding VA treatment records. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the rating issue.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left eye disorders of keratoconus, astigmatism, and myopia are directly incurred in service due to an injury sustained during active duty. The preexisting astigmatism and myopia were aggravated by a superimposed injury during service.

The appellant does not have the requisite qualifying active service for basic eligibility for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, and his claim must therefore be denied.

The Board has granted service connection for nasal pterygium of the left eye and assigned a 10 percent disability rating effective May 16, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied as there is no evidence showing that the proximate cause of complications arising from surgery to close an enterocutaneous fistula was carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA medical personnel.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected fungus condition of the body and face is being remanded for further examination to determine its current severity, as well as obtaining any outstanding medical records. The claim will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and a VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of his service-connected supraventricular arrhythmia and to determine the etiology of his mitral valve prolapse.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an effective date prior to January 31, 2011 for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. The appeal is dismissed as there was no unadjudicated claim for service connection prior to her January 2011 claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's current low back disability was not incurred in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected hairy cell leukemia has been in remission since 2005 and does not require any treatment or result in hemoglobin levels less than 10 gm/100 ml. The symptoms of easy fatigability and occasional headaches are consistent with the current 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 7700.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of evidence linking his death to a service-connected condition. The pension benefits were also denied as her income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits because his service did not meet the requirements for wartime service, and thus he does not qualify for these benefits.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred for a generalized painful and itchy rash were denied because the delay in seeking treatment was not considered reasonable given the nature of his condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than November 1, 2009, for the award of a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran does not have blepharitis of the eyelids and there is no evidence to support a finding that it was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's left knee disability, characterized by chondromalacia of the patella and medial meniscal tear with instability, resulted in a 30 percent rating since May 1, 2011. The Board found that his service-connected left knee disability was as likely as not of such nature and severity as to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran is entitled to waiver of recovery of the overpayment of Chapter 33 VA education benefits in the amount of $22,053.99 due to fault on the part of VA and against equity and good conscience.