Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot condition should be remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for a right lung condition, but the Board finds that it remains unclear whether this disability occurred during his June 1990 CABG or August 1996 CABG. The AOJ needs to obtain private medical records from Queens Hospital and any other providers who treated him after the August 1996 CABG.

The appellant requested a videoconference hearing, but due to her inability to attend the scheduled hearings in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, the case is being remanded for scheduling another videoconference hearing at the Salt Lake City RO.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his Achilles heel disabilities and determine if they are properly rated under specific Diagnostic Codes.

The Veteran's left hip disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and the Board denied his claim for direct service connection. The Board also found that there is no evidence of aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

The Veteran's death was caused by glioblastoma, a malignant brain tumor. The appellant contends that the Veteran's exposure to contaminants and heavy metals during service contributed to his development of this condition.

The Veteran seeks compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for left foot nerve damage resulting from a surgical procedure in 2004. The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining medical opinions and records.

The Board found that the Veteran's left fourth toe disability, which included a fracture in service and subsequent aggravation post-service, did not warrant a compensable rating as it was considered non-compensably disabling.

The Veteran did not have a claim pending at the time of his death, and there is no indication that he ever reported his marriage to the appellant. The Board denies accrued benefits for retroactively adding the appellant as a dependent spouse to the Veteran's award from July 3, 1984 to October 26, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and opinions regarding his cancer and TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of education benefits in the amount of $4,335. The decision found that the Veteran was at fault in creating the overpayment due to her failure to notify VA of changes in her course load and did not show undue hardship or unjust enrichment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for further verification of the appellant's service. The appeal will be reconsidered after this additional information is obtained.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death as the Appellant withdrew her appeal in writing.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of cerebellar cortical atrophy with decreased perfusion of the frontal and temporal lobes, but denied the underlying claim as there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current condition and active duty.

The Veteran's ulcerative colitis and associated pouchitis are currently rated at 30 percent, with a separate 10 percent rating for bowel incontinence.

The Veteran's skin disability, diagnosed as epidermal infundibular cysts and furunculosis, was not present in service or until years thereafter and is not etiologically related to any incident of active military service, to include exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's claim for education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill is denied as he did not serve a minimum of 90 days and was discharged due to a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for a sleep disorder, determined to be directly related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses is being remanded to the Columbus VAOPC for further development and readjudication. The issues include unauthorized medical expenses at Riverside Methodist Hospital and emergency transportation costs at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center.

The Veteran's right inguinal hernia repair is noncompensably rated, and her status post myomectomy for fibroid tumor warrants a 30 percent rating. The claims are denied.