Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hiatal hernia is being remanded due to the need to obtain updated VA treatment records and service treatment records. The case will also be reviewed by a VA gastroenterology examiner to determine if the hiatal hernia is of service onset, aggravated by or otherwise related to service, or caused by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran disputes the validity and amount of an overpayment in association with education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) program. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining DOD determination of ineligibility, VA disability compensation records, and Reserve records.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge under other than honorable conditions was due to an absence without official leave (AWOL) for a continuous period of over 180 days, and thus denied his claim as he is barred from receiving VA benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a lung disorder examination. The Veteran's lung disorders are being evaluated to determine if they are related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current skin disorder of the arms is not related to his military service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that there was no evidence linking any of the causes of death to his active duty service.,Nonservice-connected death pension benefits were also denied as the Veteran did not have qualifying service in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The appeal is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's medical condition and employability since 2011, as well as an inadequate November 2010 VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's loss of teeth #1-21, 28-32 can be restored by a suitable prosthesis and thus does not meet the criteria for an initial compensable disability rating.

The Veteran's degenerative spurring of the right hip was found to have manifested during his military service and is granted service connection on a presumptive basis.

The Veteran's ophthalmoplegia, including cranial nerve III palsy (pupil sparing) and any residuals, is caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current underlying disability manifested by high cholesterol which was aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's surviving spouse submitted a claim for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, but as she died before the enactment of the legislation providing this fund, she is not eligible to receive benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides while stationed in Thailand during his service, and therefore, primary amyloidosis, which is a disease associated with such exposure, can be considered as service-connected. The cause of death, primary amyloidosis, is thus deemed service-connected.

The case is being remanded for further development to determine if the Veteran had exposure to mustard gas during his service on Johnston Island, which could be related to his later metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. The VA will provide an opinion regarding this relationship.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $3,000 in VA education benefits was not properly created due to multiple errors on the part of VA.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for reactive airway disease is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his condition.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as the Board finds that he lacks the mental capacity to manage his VA funds without limitation.

The Veteran's bilateral eye condition did not have onset during active service and was not caused by any event, injury, or disease during his military service. The Board therefore denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's anemia was not incurred in or aggravated by his military service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in or aggravated by service. The Board also found that the anemia is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury due to insufficient evidence and further development is needed.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral shin strain without residuals is being remanded due to the need for more contemporaneous medical findings and VA treatment records.