Other conditions Board decisions

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) determined that the appellant's character of service, which was under other than honorable conditions due to a general court martial conviction in June 1969 for striking an officer and disobeying orders, is a bar to VA benefits. The Board found no evidence showing the appellant was insane at the time of these offenses.

The Veteran's death was caused by hypertensive cardiovascular disease, which is not service-connected. The Board found no evidence linking the cause of death to service.

The Veteran's ulcerative colitis is rated at 30 percent, and his cavernous sinus thrombosis status post multiple strokes is also rated at 30 percent. Both conditions are currently assigned the maximum schedular rating.

The Veteran's PTSD was evaluated as 100 percent disabling, effective from the date of claim on April 6, 2004. As a result, the issue of entitlement to TDIU is dismissed by operation of law.

The Veteran's osteochondroma, right humerus has been manifested by painful or limited motion of a major joint. The disability does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fibromyalgia was granted with an effective date of March 16, 2001.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and providing additional opinions regarding his service connection claims and the claim under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151.

The Veteran's pruritic skin condition has been diagnosed and treated since service, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination and additional evidence collection. The TDIU claim will be adjudicated in conjunction with the back disability rating issue.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining documents related to a support order and ensuring that all parties have been properly notified of their rights.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of May 1, 2009 for the payment of additional compensation for her daughter P.P. as a school child due to lack of notification and paperwork from the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment in the amount of $6,400.60 due to an outstanding felony warrant issued from August 25, 2006, to August 4, 2009. The decision found that recovery would not be against equity and good conscience as it was incurred at the fault of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected left salpingo-oopherectomy due to an ovarian cyst has been manifested by removal of the left ovary and complaints of pain and hot flashes; continuous treatment has not been required. The criteria for a compensable rating have not been met.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current right foot stress fracture disorder is related to active duty service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant became permanently incapable of self-support prior to her 18th birthday, and thus is eligible for DIC benefits.

The Veteran's pelvic adhesions are manifested by pain, requiring continuous treatment. The Board has remanded the case for further development including a VA examination and adjudication of TDIU.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment for VA educational benefits totaling $3,000 is denied as untimely and does not warrant an extension.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of his $3,000 overpayment of VA education benefits. The decision found that repayment would not cause undue hardship and did not defeat the purpose of the benefits.

The appellant is seeking to have the VA rate for the month of his father's death awarded as an accrued benefit. The case is being remanded due to a VLJ who conducted the hearing no longer working at the Board.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA genitourinary examination to assess the current severity of his prostatitis with right epididymitis. The AMC should also consider the assignment of an extra-schedular evaluation.