Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for orchiectomy, left is being remanded due to the need for additional development including a VA examination and review of medical records.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $1,288 was properly created but is no longer recoverable due to a bankruptcy discharge.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for thrombocytopenia with leukopenia and splenectomy is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the case should be returned to the RO for consideration of the timeliness of the appellant's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment in the amount of $19,008.00.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain new VA examinations for his PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and mid-back disability. The claims are also being referred for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of his mid-back disability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of perforated tympanic membrane, left ear was denied as there is no competent evidence demonstrating current residuals related to his ruptured left tympanic membrane during or after service.

The Veteran's atrial fibrillation required continued in-patient care on December 16, 2010, and the Board finds that he had not been stabilized prior to this date. The appeal is granted as payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred by the Veteran on December 16, 2010, at Tallahassee Cardiology Associates.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining his complete service/officer personnel file. The case will be readjudicated after this.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an extension of the delimiting date of September 15, 2005, for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.

The Veteran's claim for additional educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill is denied as he has already received the maximum allowed benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a skin disorder due to an undiagnosed illness or related to service, and thus denied her claim.

The Veteran's ejaculatory dysfunction is not deemed to be caused by VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA. The Board finds that the additional disability was not proximately due to such instances.

The appeal for service connection for cerebral concussion with minor closed skull fracture has been dismissed as the benefit sought has been fully granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned to the AOJ after the hearing.

The Veteran's Raynaud's phenomenon was rated at 20 percent prior to August 21, 2013 due to characteristic attacks occurring four to six times a week. The current evidence does not show daily attacks.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the hands is being remanded due to incomplete records and a need for an addendum opinion regarding in-service treatment for frostbite.

The appellant was not entitled to additional accrued benefits as he did not personally pay for the last expenses of his mother and the amount paid ($1,340.00) is considered full payment under the law.

The Board has granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal septum with total rhinectomy, palatectomy, and maxillectomy.,The Board has also granted service connection for major depressive disorder as secondary to service-connected squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal septum with total rhinectomy, palatectomy, and maxillectomy.

The evidence does not support a finding of demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, including multiple sclerosis, incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran has a current diagnosis of unspecified hypersomnolence disorder that was incurred during his active military service. Therefore, the Board has determined that the criteria are met for entitlement to service connection for this disability.