Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran is granted a waiver of overpayment in the amount of $11,684.13 due to his status as a fugitive felon during the period from April 2008 to May 2009.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a failure of due process in notifying his representative (DAV) of the scheduled hearing. The case will be scheduled for a Board videoconference hearing at the earliest available opportunity.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer and myasthenia gravis are being remanded due to the unavailability of his service records, need for additional examination related to Agent Orange exposure, and need for additional SSA disability benefits information.

The Veteran died from intracranial hemorrhage, cerebrovascular accident, and dementia. The death was not due to a service-connected disability or related to her active military service. Therefore, the criteria for burial benefits have not been met.

The Veteran's psychosis was rated at 50 percent from March 13, 2003 to February 23, 2009. The Board found that his symptoms were similar to those contemplated by the currently assigned 50 percent rating.

The Veteran's daughter has been denied payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred by the Veteran on September 1 and September 2, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and the Board is dismissing the case as a result.

The Veteran's on-the-job training at U.S. Customs and Border Protection from October 1, 2011 to October 1, 2013 is not eligible for educational assistance benefits under the Post 9/11 GI Bill due to the customarily required period of training being longer than two years.

The Veteran is ineligible for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33 due to not meeting the required active duty service after September 10, 2001.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of April 1, 1997 for the grant of service connection for a cognitive disorder with cerebral and cerebellar atrophy. The issue of an effective date prior to September 24, 2003 for DEA under 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35 is being remanded.

The Veteran died of acute alcohol intoxication, and the Board finds that his death was not caused by service-connected conditions. The claim for cause of death is denied.

The Board finds that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits was properly created and denies the Veteran's claim.

The case is being remanded due to incomplete documentation and the need for a Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for treatment at Sparrow Hospital on December 14, 2010 are denied because the emergency services were not provided in a VA facility and there was no reasonable expectation that delay in seeking immediate medical attention would have been hazardous to life or health.

The Veteran's cause of death, Merkel cell carcinoma, was found to have been present for at least two years before its identification in August 2002. Service connection is granted as the cancer likely originated during service.

The Board has granted an effective date of May 25, 1966 for the grant of service connection for esophageal disability. The Veteran's claim was pending since May 25, 1966 and he met the criteria for a 60 percent rating from that date until December 11, 1990.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for panic attacks as secondary to his already established service-connected PTSD and depression is dismissed. The claim of an undescended right testicle during service is denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant is currently in receipt of the maximum rate of death pension available for a child of a Veteran and thus, she is not entitled to additional benefits.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of right arm fractures and residuals of left arm fractures, finding no current disability related to his in-service injuries.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection for his brain tumor and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as they are not related to active service or herbicide exposure.