Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a compensable dental disability and thus, service connection for a dental disorder is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development, including issuing a statement of the case on the issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a right radial head fracture have been rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate given his current symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the severity of his right elbow disability and whether he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's respiratory disability was not manifested during service or for many years thereafter, and is not shown to be related to his service. The gastrointestinal disability claim remains pending as it requires further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chondromalacia was denied in 1989 due to his failure to report for a VA examination. The effective date of the grant of service connection is set at October 6, 2008, as this is the date the Veteran filed a new application to reopen his claim.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if any current right leg disorders are related to military service, including any parachute jump injury in September 1968 and the September 1968 right foot injury noted in the service treatment records. The Veteran's lay statements regarding symptomatology suffered during his military service will also be considered.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU effective from August 21, 2008 based on his service-connected aortic insufficiency with atrial fibrillation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including consideration of new evidence in the electronic claims file. The case will be returned to the Board if further action is required.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for astigmatism and presbyopia is denied as these conditions are not diseases or injuries within the meaning of applicable legislation relating to service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's mid spine disorder and considering new evidence that may have reopened his claim.

The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any identified disorder(s) of the upper and lower extremities, including whether they are related to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of ALS or a colon disability, and thus denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for these conditions. The left eye disability was rated as inactive conjunctivitis.

The Veteran's request for an extension of his Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) education benefits past his delimiting date of September 1, 2010 was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a mental or physical disability preventing him from completing his course of training within his eligibility period.

The Veteran's appeal includes issues related to earlier effective dates, SMC assignment, and initial ratings for his service-connected left eye disability and dysthymic disorder. The case is being remanded to address these claims.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development and consideration of both theories of causation: exposure to toxic chemicals, specifically trichloroethylene (TCE), and exposure to ionizing radiation. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered in light of all submitted evidence.

The Veteran is seeking reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred during hospitalization at Passavant Area Hospital on October 25, 2010. The case has been remanded due to the lack of treatment reports and progress notes in the claims file.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether service-connected arthritis contributed to the Veteran's death and updating information about the appellant's financial status.

The Veteran's athlete's foot has been manifested by coverage less than 5 percent of the entire body, which is not an extensive or exposed area. The disability warrants a noncompensable rating.

The case is REMANDED to determine the Veteran's eligibility for VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 1606, Montgomery GI Bill for Selected Reserves. The Veteran needs to provide evidence that his basic eligibility has been confirmed by the Department of Defense.