Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that service connection is granted for the Veteran's cause of death, as hydrocephalus, a contributory cause of death, was related to his in-service traumatic brain injury.

The Board has determined that the appellant can be recognized as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for purposes of basic eligibility to DIC, death pension, and accrued benefits due to mutual consent for separation without fault on her part.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's gout did not have its onset in service or within one year thereafter, and is not otherwise related to any incident of service. The VA examiner opined that the gout was not caused by or a result of antihypertensive medications.

The Veteran's disabilities of the left third, fourth, and fifth fingers likely had onset during service. The Board finds that the Veteran should be given the benefit of the doubt that her conditions are related to service.

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

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection and initial evaluation of PTSD. The Veteran will be provided with a VA examination to determine if his left elbow epicondylitis is related to his service-connected right shoulder disability, and treatment records from the VA CBOC in Fredericksburg, Virginia, as well as any private facility where he received PTSD treatment, will be obtained.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a travel board hearing at the RO. The issues of service connection and TDIU are pending.

The Board finds that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye disorder (claimed as residuals of a right eye injury) is denied because his contention that he has not been able to see clearly since the service injury in January 1957 is not credible, and there is no evidence supporting this claim.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for her compression fractures of T7, 9, and 10 is being remanded due to the need for further examination to assess the current level of disability and whether bowel disturbances are related to her service-connected back disability.

The Board has determined that the Appellant did not have sufficient active service to qualify for VA nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the claims should be remanded for further action, including VCAA notice and representation rights.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU benefits has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's cause of death, metastatic adenocarcinoma, is not considered a soft-tissue sarcoma and therefore does not fall under the presumptive service connection for Agent Orange exposure. The cancer was not related to his military service.

The Veteran's request for an extension of his delimiting date for Chapter 30 education benefits was denied as he did not submit a timely request within one year after the expiration of his eligibility period and good cause was not shown.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding herbicide exposure and a need for further medical opinion on whether the Veteran's cause of death is related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for readjudication due to a lack of consideration of the Veteran's ankylosing spondylitis symptoms in conjunction with the extraschedular discussion on the issue of increased evaluation for service-connected ulcerative colitis.

The reduction of benefits for the two-day period from January 13 to 15, 1990 was not proper.,The reduction of benefits for the period from January 16, 1990 until March 9, 2008 was proper.

The Board found that the appellant's service was characterized as 'under conditions other than honorable' due to multiple offenses resulting in judicial and nonjudicial punishments, which constitute willful and persistent misconduct. The Board concluded this discharge is considered dishonorable and therefore constitutes a bar to VA benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an earlier effective date of October 24, 2008, for the award of a higher DIC rate based on her need for regular aid and attendance. The appeal was not about service connection at all.

The Board found that the Veteran's VA compensation benefits were improperly terminated beginning on December 27, 2001, resulting in an overpayment of $81,116.26 and thus concluded that the debt was not properly created.