Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal is being remanded due to a pending request for a videoconference hearing. The Veteran's eligibility for educational assistance benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill remains unresolved.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for right knee chondromalacia patella and granted a grant of service connection based on it being related to his left knee disability. The Veteran's arthritis with chondromalacia patellae in the left knee is rated at 0 percent, while instability of the left knee is rated at 0 percent.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is not eligible for REAP educational benefits due to a determination by the Department of Defense (DoD) and VA cannot grant these benefits as they are bound by DoD's determinations.

The Veteran's right thigh neurological disorder is related to his service-connected lumbar spine disability. His genitourinary disorder, diagnosed as urethra cancer, is presumed to have been incurred in service.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a leg disorder, other than osteoarthritis of the knee. The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical evidence and determine whether any diagnosed right leg disorder is related to her service-connected anemia and/or arrhythmia with suspected premature ventricular contractions and hypertensive heart disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right leg disability that is related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The VA Medical Center denied payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses provided by Massena Memorial Hospital from March 21 to 23, 2009. The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for further review and consideration of the June 2010 statement submitted by a physician.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by his adenocarcinoma of the stomach, which is presumed to be related to his military service due to herbicide exposure. The claim for service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including a review of the claims file by a VA examiner and consideration of all evidence added since the last decision.

The Veteran's claim for osteoporosis, which is claimed as secondary to service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, has been remanded due to the need for additional development and an updated medical opinion regarding whether his osteoporosis is related to his diabetes.

The appellant's husband had no qualifying service and therefore does not meet the basic eligibility criteria for establishing entitlement to the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board found that the Veteran's cardiovascular disease, including bilateral carotid artery disease, did not originate in service or within one year thereafter and is not related to any incident of service. However, the weight of the positive and negative evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's cardiovascular disease, including bilateral carotid artery disease, is due to or caused by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's period of active service is counted for purposes of repayment of an education loan, making her ineligible for benefits under the Post 9/11 GI Bill.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to June 1, 2009, for the addition of a dependent child to his nonservice connected pension benefits was denied by the Board. The decision states that the appellant did not provide sufficient information about his child's income and net worth until December 2009, which is more than one year after he initially claimed the dependency.

The Board has remanded the case for further adjudication due to issues related to stress incontinence. The Veteran's service-connected stress incontinence requires the use of absorbent materials six to seven times per day since May 26, 2007.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a chronic groin injury or head trauma in service, and the Veteran's current complaints are not related to his service-connected degenerative disc disease. Therefore, service connection for these conditions cannot be established.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of panic disorder with agoraphobia, finding that no formal or informal claim was filed prior to May 25, 2010.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bruxism warrants a 10 percent evaluation, effective August 12, 2004.

The Veteran's service-connected dextroscoliosis with kyphosis is currently rated at 20 percent, the maximum schedular rating available for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for bilateral chondromalacia patella or athletes foot/foot fungus, as there is no competent evidence showing current diagnoses of these conditions.