Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (right leg residuals, left leg residuals, and back residuals) meet the percentage requirements for a TDIU rating and are shown as likely as not to prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits, and non-service connected death pension. The appellant's husband was not a veteran and did not have any service-connected disabilities at the time of his death.

The appellant requested a personal hearing before the Board, but failed to appear. The case is being remanded for scheduling a videoconference hearing and clarifying the nature of her appeal regarding each NSLI policy.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for additional development due to notification issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disability was denied, and as the appeal was not pending at the time of his death, accrued benefits cannot be granted.

The Veteran's service-connected psychosis, NOS is not rated permanently and totally disabled. The appellant is therefore not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for retroactive Department of Veterans Affairs Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35 prior to August 20, 2008 due to lack of entitlement under the law.

The Board denied service connection for a tremor disorder, finding that the Veteran's condition did not clearly and unmistakably exist prior to his military service and was not aggravated by it. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration (SSA) records related to his disability benefits. The case will be readjudicated after the additional development.

The Veteran's request for an extension of the delimiting date beyond May 29, 2007 for education benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code (Montgomery GI Bill) was denied as his application and request were not submitted within one year from when he could have resumed educational training or one year after his original delimiting date.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination, and reviewing the claims file to determine if service connection can be granted for the Veteran's left lower extremity disorder.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a splenectomy and post-operative residuals of dislocation of the right hip were denied. The highest possible schedular rating (30%) has been assigned, as these conditions are already at their maximum under applicable criteria.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining her Vocational Rehabilitation file and scheduling a hearing before the Board.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and a blood disorder was denied as there is no current diagnosis of either condition, and the 1993 infection is not considered related to his Gulf War service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant through his authorized representative, thus dismissing the appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected right retropatellar pain syndrome, status-post right knee surgery was found to meet the criteria for a 20 percent evaluation due to symptoms including frequent episodes of 'locking', pain and effusion into the joint.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic right elbow disability during service and concluded that any current right elbow disability did not begin in or is otherwise related to service. The claim for service connection was therefore denied.

The case is being remanded due to the lack of a formal document prepared by an individual with appropriate credentials, reflecting that the Veteran's condition was sufficiently stabilized for transfer to a VA or other Federal facility.

The Veteran's DJD of the right hand is currently evaluated at a noncompensable rating due to painful motion. The disability does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation as it does not involve x-ray evidence of involvement of two or more major joints with occasional incapacitating exacerbations.