Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development to determine the validity of an overpayment and the effective dates related to spousal benefits and dependent children.

The Veteran's service-connected stenosing tenosynovitis of the left fourth finger is currently evaluated as noncompensably disabling. The VA examinations have shown no significant functional impairment or additional limitation of motion due to pain, weakness, excess fatigability, or incoordination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of his claim for an increased rating for bilateral flatfoot.

The Veteran's appeal has been remanded for additional development and the claims will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's claim for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent for service-connected dysthymic disorder remains pending. The RO/AMC is instructed to schedule the Veteran for a VA psychiatric examination, obtain all relevant medical records, and readjudicate the claim.

The Veteran's spastic colon syndrome has been rated at 30 percent since February 28, 2011. The claim for an increased rating prior to that date remains on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for scleroderma with sclerodactyly and fatiguing due to herbicide exposure is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions on the etiology of his condition.

The Board denied service connection for persecutory type delusional disorder with antisocial features in October 2005, which became final. The Veteran's claim to reopen was received on April 4, 2008, and the effective date of service connection is set at that time.

The Veteran's claim for educational assistance at the maximum rate under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was denied as he did not meet the legal criteria for such a high level of benefits based on his discharge from active duty due to service-connected disability.

The Board found that the Veteran was not a fugitive felon within the intent of 38 C.F.R. § 3.666(e)(2)(i), and thus, his overpayment of non-service-connected pension benefits from December 27, 2001 to April 6, 2010 was properly created.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence to decide whether the Veteran's glioblastoma multiforme is related to her service in Oman, including exposure to environmental hazards.

The Veteran's overpayment of VA disability compensation benefits for a dependent is waived for the period after his second marriage, as he was not unjustly enriched by receiving these benefits and recovery would defeat their purpose. The appeal is denied for the period prior to October 1, 2005.

The appellant's claim for REAP education benefits is denied as he did not serve on active duty on or after September 11, 2001.

The Veteran's permanent and total disability rating became effective on September 4, 2009. The appellant is the adult daughter of the Veteran who was found to be permanently and totally disabled prior to this effective date. As a result, she does not meet the eligibility criteria for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code.

The Veteran's scleroderma is related to his active military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The appellant's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at her local RO.

The Veteran's basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits is established, and the appeal is granted.

The Board has found that the Veteran's current low back disability is aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for an addendum VA opinion regarding the need for personal health care services.