Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for service connection for adjustment disorder was denied as there is no current disability found.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of nonservice-connected pension benefits was denied by the Board. The earliest possible effective date is April 7, 2007.

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of costs associated with his commercial pilot certification tests taken in January 2008 was denied as he did not submit the application within one year before the date VA received it.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining missing VA records and scheduling a new examination to assess the Veteran's service-connected bradyarrhythmia with ventricular ectopy.

The appellant is not eligible for VA death pension or accrued benefits as she was over 18 years of age at the time her claim was filed, and did not become permanently incapable of self-support before attaining 18 years of age.

The Veteran's claim for more than 12 months of Post-9/11 education benefits is denied as he has already received a maximum allowable aggregate of 48 months of benefits under the provisions of Chapter 32 and the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

The appellant is not recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse for VA death benefits due to her divorce from the Veteran prior to his death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's post-operative residuals of bilateral hammertoes had its onset during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if any current left great toe disability is related to service. The Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a left great toe injury and hallux valgus will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Veteran's claim for additional VA educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 was denied as he has already used the maximum allowable aggregate of 48 months of benefits.

The Board found that the Veteran's hernia was not incurred in service and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder due to lack of evidence linking it to service, but granted service connection for a bilateral hand disability. The Veteran's current sleep disorder is attributed to obstructive sleep apnea and not related to his military service.

The Veteran's cataracts were not incurred in service and are not due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against the claim for service connection for cataracts.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to procedural issues, including the need for a hearing before another Veterans Law Judge at his local regional office.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has granted a 10% evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of right inguinal hernia, effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal on the claim of service connection for herpes zoster including as secondary to a disability of the cervical spine, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has granted a 10% rating for the Veteran's right Achilles tendon strain, a 20% rating for his left elbow disability (including exostosis of the left olecranon and chronic medial epicondylitis), and a 20% rating for his right elbow disability. These ratings are effective as of the date of the decision.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a genitourinary disorder, claimed as urethral stricture disease, is granted because the evidence shows that his current condition was caused by an incident in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for NSC pension benefits and did not find new and material evidence to reopen his claim of service connection for radiation exposure.