Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the claims of entitlement to DIC due to the deceased Veteran's blindness secondary to bilateral occipital lobe infarcts and entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, based on VA treatment in November 1997.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right leg varicose veins and right leg deep vein thrombosis, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.

The Board found that hypertension was not incurred or aggravated in active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current stress urinary incontinence is likely due to her pregnancies during active service, and thus grants her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's right upper extremity weakness is currently rated at 20 percent, but the evidence does not support a higher rating as there is no indication of moderate incomplete paralysis.

The Board has reopened the claim and determined that there is sufficient evidence to establish service connection for a low back disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining private treatment records. The issues of entitlement to initial disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected right and left foot disabilities are on hold until further notice.

The Veteran's right elbow disability is currently rated at 10 percent, effective July 18, 2009. The rating reflects limitation of motion with flexion ranging from 10 to 145 degrees and extension limited to 10 degrees.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's multiple myeloma is related to his service exposure to herbicides, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected toe disability and its impact on his employment.

The Veteran's claim for a non-service-connected pension is denied as he did not have active military service during a period of war.

The Board has determined that further medical assessment is necessary to determine the Veteran's mental capacity to manage his affairs, including disbursement of VA funds, without limitation.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claims for service connection of left hip disorder and numbness of the left side. The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's service does not meet the requirement of at least 90 days of active duty during a period of war, thus he is ineligible for non-service-connected pension benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC fund as her husband did not have valid military service and died before the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which established the fund.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits in the amount of $1,383.36 due to minor fault on the Veteran's part and no fault on VA's part.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a skin disorder, which he contends is due to his presumed in-service herbicide exposure. The Board finds that further development is needed, including an examination and opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current skin disorder.

The Veteran died in 2010 and the appellant applied for nonservice-connected burial benefits. The Board found that the criteria for establishing entitlement to burial benefits were not met due to lack of service connection, no pending claims for compensation or pension at the time of death, and other legal requirements.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and sebaceous cyst were previously denied. The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional evidence and provide the Veteran with a VA examination.

The Veteran's back disorder, specifically the residuals of a T-12 compression fracture, is currently rated at 20 percent under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. The appeal has been denied as his condition does not warrant an increased rating.