Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was denied as he did not meet the eligibility criteria due to his obligated service under the Loan Repayment Program.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 1, 2010 for additional compensation benefits for the Veteran's son J.G.O. based on school attendance, and denied earlier dates.

The Veteran is seeking compensation under the 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for blindness of his right eye, which he claims resulted from a VA medical procedure in December 2003. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the blindness was caused by negligence or fault on the part of VA.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current spider veins of bilateral lower extremities are not related to her active duty service and therefore denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete accounting of military retirement pay and a need for further verification from DFAS.

The Board denied increased ratings for post-operative residuals of a fracture of the right radius and ulna, as well as residuals of a fracture of the right tibia and lateral malleolus with traumatic arthritis. The effective date for the 10 percent rating for radiculopathy was not addressed.

The Veteran's current lung disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service, and the Board finds no evidence to support a presumption of herbicide exposure as claimed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for lung disease, residuals of multiple cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), and brain tumor, finding that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated as a result of active service.

The Board found that there is no direct service connection for a neurological disorder of the bilateral lower extremities, as it did not have onset during active service and was not caused or aggravated by exposure to herbicides in service. The Veteran's claim for secondary service connection based on his service-connected DDD of the lumbar spine was also denied.

The Veteran's left scrotal varicocele disability is manifested by tenderness and pain, but not complete atrophy of both testes. The Board has determined that a 10 percent rating is warranted for this condition.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for hypercholesterolemia as it does not represent a disability for VA purposes.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining vocational rehabilitation records and any outstanding private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional records from the Social Security Administration and Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right arm tremors, as well as his claim for TDIU, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

Throughout the entire rating period on appeal, the right foot disability has been productive of moderate limitation of motion and some functional limitations with regard to standing and walking. The criteria for a higher rating have not been met or more nearly approximated at any time during the rating period.

The Board found that the left fifth toe disability is not attributable to the appellant's periods of Active Duty for Training (ACDUTRA). The claim was denied as there was no evidence of a service connection.

The Veteran's service meets the criteria for eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits due to having served on active duty during the Korean conflict.

The Veteran's right hip disability was rated at 10 percent prior to October 14, 2008. Beginning October 14, 2008, he is entitled to a separate compensable rating for limitation of extension.

The Board found that the Veteran's post-operative thoracic spine residuals did not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating higher than 20 percent.

The Veteran's cataracts (pseudophakia bilaterally) have not met the criteria for a compensable evaluation since March 11, 2009.