Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for reimbursement of certification examination fees under the Post-9/11 GI Bill was denied as the CPAN, administered by the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc., has not been approved by the Secretary for reimbursement.

The Board finds that an effective date earlier than April 17, 2000 for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is not warranted. The appellant did not file a pending claim before this date.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused or hastened by a disability incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is denied.

The Veteran's son is not legally entitled to a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund as he did not file a claim under the Act, which was enacted after the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of pseudofolliculitis barbae was denied as the earliest date entitlement arose is April 17, 2006. The Board found that no previous claims were filed prior to this date.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to inconsistencies in the number of months and days of educational assistance benefits used by the Veteran under different programs.

The Veteran's request to make an irrevocable election for educational benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill program in lieu of benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill program was denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of $3,000.00 advanced payment for VA education benefits due to fault on his part and lack of undue hardship.

The appellant is not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code because her father's permanent and total disability rating was effective after she reached the age of 26.

The Veteran's service-connected nicotine dependence does not result in any interference with occupational and social functioning or require continuous medication, thus the claim for an increased rating is denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant's polyarthralgia is due to an undiagnosed illness associated with her participation in the Persian Gulf War, and service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected neck injury residuals was denied, as the condition does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation. The current disability is manifested by pain and limitation of motion without unfavorable ankylosis.

The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed due to the death of the appellant-Veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for his dental injury from October 27, 1997 to the present is granted at a maximum of 40 percent.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings for his right hip and knee disabilities were denied. The denial of Vocational Rehabilitation benefits under Title 38, Chapter 31 was not addressed in the decision.

The Board found no evidence of a current pulmonary disability or any other qualifying chronic disability that became manifest during service in the Southwest Asia theater. The Veteran's claimed conditions are not presumed due to his service.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence submitted by the appellant's representative, and it is not yet ready for a decision.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the appellant's death, and thus there is no jurisdiction for the Board to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral proptosis has been granted, but the appeal is dismissed as there is no longer a justiciable issue.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left calf disability and an initial compensable rating for a severed small peripheral nerve of the left foot in the L5 dermatome, as well as a higher than 10 percent rating before April 29, 2010, and a rating higher than 10 percent from that date for residuals of a left foot stress fracture, were all denied.