Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has granted reimbursement for the cost of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on May 26, 2008, at a non-VA medical facility due to the Veteran's service-connected condition and the availability of VA facilities.

The Veteran's son is not eligible for Chapter 35 educational assistance benefits because he reached his 26th birthday before the effective date of the permanent and total disability rating assigned to his father.

The Board has determined that the issue on appeal requires additional development and must be remanded for further consideration.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for education benefit payments under Chapter 35 for licensing or certification test fees, finding that the courses taken and organizations providing these courses are not on VA's lists of approved tests and organizations.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant (Veteran) withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cause of death and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits due to a need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral foot disorder manifested by numbness and therefore, service connection is denied.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1994 rating decision that denied service connection for testicular cancer with pulmonary and retroperitoneal metastases, including as due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's lung mass was determined to be a metastasis from his left testicle.

The appellant's derivative claim for accrued benefits was denied as there are no pension benefits due and payable because her mother died before the claim could be decided.

The Veteran's service connection claim for IPF, claimed as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, was denied by the Board. The medical evidence did not show a causal link between his service and the development of IPF.

The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran has a current gastrointestinal disorder related to his active service. The most probative evidence indicates that his symptoms were due to alcohol use after service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's income is excessive for VA pension benefits, and thus his claim for such benefits is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hairy cell leukemia, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure and thus denying the claim.

The Veteran's right-sided hemiparesis was not caused by or proximately due to VA hospital care, medical or surgical treatment or examination in 1995, 1996, and 1998. The Board found no fault on the part of VA.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left hip and left foot disorders were not incurred during service or due to his service-connected disabilities. The appeals for these claims are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected post-operative deviated nasal septum warrants a rating of 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular evaluation available.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the issue of service connection for trigeminal neuralgia, to include consideration pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including verifying dates of service for National Guard ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated after any additional development is completed.

The Board found that the Veteran's countable annual income exceeded the maximum annual pension rate for purposes of nonservice-connected disability pension benefits since February 1, 2005 and denied his claim.