Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's post-operative deviated nasal septum is currently evaluated at 50 percent disabling, the maximum schedular evaluation under applicable criteria. The evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for HB sickle cell disease was granted with an effective date of December 17, 2001. This decision is based on the reopening of her previously denied claim due to new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disorder, to include tendonitis and bursitis, is being remanded due to the need for additional development. The issue includes consideration of whether the condition is secondary to his service-connected low back, bilateral knee, and right ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile and adaptive equipment, specially adapted housing, and special home adaptation are denied as his service-connected left eye disability does not meet the eligibility criteria due to the nature of his right eye disability.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have poliomyelitis or any residuals thereof affecting his lower extremities, and thus denied service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a right hand disorder, specifically right thumb pain, is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the September 2009 VA examination. An addendum opinion is needed from another suitably qualified examiner.

The Veteran's claim for educational assistance benefits higher than 80 percent under the Post-9/11 GI Bill is denied as he does not meet the required creditable active duty service to warrant such benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for VA home loan benefits due to not meeting the minimum active duty requirements as per 38 U.S.C.A. § 5303A.

The Veteran seeks a compensable rating for multiple perianal fistulae, claimed as intestinal bowel disease. The case is being remanded due to the need for a new examination.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for prostate hypertrophy and urinary dysfunction is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination to address etiology.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for night blindness of the right eye is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has decided that the appellant's claim cannot be recognized as a Veteran due to insufficient service records. The case is being remanded for further investigation and possible additional searching of the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).

The Board has granted the appellant's request for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred from October 7, 2009, to October 10, 2009, at Fairview Hospital. The Veteran was an active VA health-care participant and personally liable for the non-VA medical services.

The Board determined that the decedent did not have qualifying service and therefore was not a Veteran. As a result, the appellant is not eligible for VA DIC, death pension, or accrued benefits based on her deceased spouse's service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the Veteran's skin growths and their relationship to his in-service herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's initial four years of active duty as a commissioned officer were excluded from the service countable for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefit purposes, leaving him with only 4 months and 23 days of qualifying active duty. As such, he is entitled to benefits at the 40 percent rate.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), is related to herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The case is being remanded for further development to determine the timeliness of the Veteran's application for reimbursement from VA for medical services provided by Jupiter Medical Center.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a Government-furnished headstone or marker because the Veteran died before November 1, 1990, and his remains were not buried in a private cemetery. The provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 38.631 do not apply to this case as the Veteran is already memorialized with a grave in a private cemetery.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral shin splints has been withdrawn.