Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disorder, including TMJ syndrome and bruxism. The case will be reviewed again after the requested actions are completed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and opinion regarding her memory loss and concentration problems, which may be related to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's urethral stricture with urinary tract infections and prostatitis is predominantly productive of voiding dysfunction manifest by urinary frequency of night-time voiding three to four times per night, warranting a 20 percent rating.

The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the right tonsil is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and a VA examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not related to his military service, specifically his presumed exposure to herbicides.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of vision loss or memory loss, and therefore cannot establish service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's osteomyelitis was present prior to his gallbladder surgery and is not considered a result of VA care, thus the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for clarification on whether the appellant remarried after her husband's death and to obtain an updated Financial Status Report. The overpayment of death pension benefits is denied.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a double hernia, which he claims occurred during his military service. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain relevant medical records and will remand the case for further action.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection for intervertebral disc protrusion L4-5 and prolapse L5-S1, finding that new and material evidence was submitted. The Veteran's thoracolumbar back disability is now considered to be related to military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's cause of death, ischemic stroke contributed by small bowel obstruction, is not due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran is granted additional compensation for his dependent spouse from June 1, 2004 through October [redacted], 2004. The effective date was determined based on the receipt of a claim by the Veteran.

The Board has found that the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment was timely. The case is now remanded to the Committee on Waiver and Compromises for adjudication of the claim on the merits, including the validity of the overpayment debt.

The Veteran's overpayment of non-service-connected pension benefits in the amount of $43,319 was deemed valid. However, due to intentional misrepresentation and bad faith by the Veteran during his incarceration, a waiver of recovery is automatically precluded.

The Veteran's current bilateral eye disability and cataracts are not related to his service, including a chemical burn incident in October 1969. The lung disability claim is pending as the Veteran has provided evidence of possible exposure to asbestos.

The Board has determined that the discontinuance of VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment benefits was not proper, and thus grants this issue. The reinstatement of vocational benefits will be addressed in a separate decision.

The Veteran's traumatic degenerative disease of the thoracic spine is currently rated at 10 percent, and does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The appellant is not eligible for CHAMPVA benefits from December 1, 2004, through May 31, 2009 due to her failure to enroll in Medicare Part B.

The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have its onset during service and is related to in-service acoustic trauma. The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus.

The Veteran seeks service connection for various conditions, including a lipoma of the right flank, bilateral hand disability, and prostate condition, all allegedly related to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange. The Board finds that new and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen his claims for these conditions.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a brain tumor and remanded it for further development. The claim is now pending again.