Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination of his service-connected varicose veins disability.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred from January 27 to February 1, 2011 at Baptist Medical Center are approved as the treatment was deemed necessary due to a medical emergency and VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to unclear etiology opinions and need for clarification on service connection issues.

The Veteran's entire active service period from June 2008 to April 2011 was subject to the education loan repayment program under 10 U.S.C.A. Chapter 109, and therefore cannot be counted as a period of service for entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

The Veteran's claim for payment of educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) for the cost of the MCAT taken on June 16, 2011 is denied.

Service connection is granted for incomplete paralysis of the left 7th cranial nerve.,Service connection is denied for joint pain in all major joints, including upper and lower back, neck, hands.

The Board has ordered a supplemental opinion from the VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's left arm and hand disability is chronically aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder and elbow conditions. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have legal entitlement to a one-time payment from the FVEC fund due to lack of recognized service in the United States Armed Forces.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cataracts were not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's loss of vision in the right eye was caused by a VA surgical procedure, and it is not due to his own negligence. The risk of losing visual acuity to Hand Motion only was foreseeable.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim for one-time payment from the FVEC Fund, resulting in a denial of the reopening request.

The Board finds that the Veteran's right hip disorder did not manifest during service or within one year of separation, and is not otherwise related to active service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that his current right hip disorder was caused by, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected left hip disability.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for residuals, cold exposure, left and right foot was not proper due to a clear and unmistakable error in granting service connection. As such, the awards must be restored.

The Veteran does not have a current disability manifested by left elbow disorder that was incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor is any proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability.

The Board found that the Veteran's overpayment of VA educational assistance benefits was valid and ordered repayment in the amount of $8,392.53.

The Board found that the Veteran's current heart disorder, including atrial fibrillation and bradycardia, did not manifest during service or within one year of separation from service. The VA examiner determined that these conditions are not causally related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claim due to incomplete development and requests additional information from the appellant, as well as obtaining VA medical records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for nerve damage of bilateral feet is being reviewed.

The Board has granted an additional 10 percent rating for the left eye macular microhole, bringing it to a total of 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Crohn's disease was incurred during a period of active duty training (ACDUTRA) and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board found no credible evidence of an in-service head injury, including a gunshot wound to the temples. The Veteran does not have current residuals of such injuries.