Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's maxillary anterior teeth were extracted due to trauma sustained during service, and he meets the criteria for Class II(a) eligibility for outpatient dental treatment.

The Veteran's right hip disability, characterized by arthritis and painful motion, is currently rated at a 10 percent evaluation effective October 24, 2007.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's brain cyst is not related to his military service, including exposure in Vietnam. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board finds that the Veteran's left eye blindness is a result of VA's failure to timely diagnose and treat his underlying condition, leading to permanent loss of vision. The evidence suggests that earlier intervention could have prevented this outcome.

Your claim for service connection for basal cell carcinoma of the nose has been fully granted, effective from June 17, 2008.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including breathing problems, severe joint pain, and sleep issues, precluded him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to April 15, 2008. The Board found that the effective date for TDIU should not be earlier than April 15, 2008.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's death was not related to service-connected disabilities, so the appellant is denied higher rates of burial and pension benefits. The appellant has been paid all that she is entitled to for these benefits.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $7,921.07 was not properly created and is therefore invalid, thus dismissing the appeal for a waiver of recovery.

The Veteran's application for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 was denied because he did not meet the eligibility requirements, specifically due to his service dates and lack of remaining Chapter 34 entitlement.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected residuals of tongue laceration warrant a 10 percent disability rating, as his symptoms are adequately addressed by the applicable rating criteria.

The Veteran's service-connected foot disabilities have been rated at 10 percent each, and the Board finds that a higher rating of 20 percent is warranted for both feet.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's prostate and bladder conditions, finding that they were incurred during his military service. The issues of reopening the claim for a prostate condition and establishing service connection for a bladder condition have both been resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical evidence and to schedule a VA examination for the Veteran's back and groin conditions. The claim for service connection for a spinal injury will be addressed, as well as whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen a service connection claim for a groin injury.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (varicose veins of the left and right lower legs) preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU rating.

The Veteran's esophageal adenocarcinoma is being remanded for clarification of the examiner's opinion regarding his history of GERD and service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right upper extremity disability, diagnosed as reflex sympathy dystrophy, is secondary to her service-connected right upper extremity lipoma. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as her left hamstring sprain has not manifested with limitation of abduction or flexion, and does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an updated medical opinion regarding the cause of death and whether service connection should be granted. The new opinion is required to address whether PTSD aggravated the fatal cardiac arrest, as well as any herbicide exposure in service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a more thorough examination of her abdominal neuralgia and because her TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with her service connection claim.