Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a medical examination to determine if any of the Veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death. The appellant is seeking service connection for the cause of her husband's death.

The Veteran's onychomycosis of the great toenails is not secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II and was not incurred in service or otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected right foot disability.

The Veteran's permanent and total disability rating for service-connected disability became effective on August 11, 2008. The appellant was already 26 years of age at that time, which means he is not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code beyond his 26th birthday.

The Veteran was initially awarded 36 months of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, but due to a prior use of benefits under another program (Chapter 34), the appellant is only eligible for 7 months and 20 days of additional educational assistance.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pelvic pain syndrome, including its residuals such as hysterectomy, is related to her service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed residuals of head injury in service, including dementia and a left hemisphere lesion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a nasal fracture are related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's current disability of bilateral lower extremities myopathy was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service and denied the claim.

The Veteran's spondylolisthesis and segment instability at L5-S1 are found to be as likely as not attributable to his active military service.

The Board found that there is no evidence linking the Veteran's current cold weather injury residuals to service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected left testicular atrophy and whether it caused his in-service skin rash. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the Veteran's right heel disability and its relationship to service, as well as whether any other service-connected conditions may have aggravated it.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a new examination to assess the severity of his service-connected shell fragment wounds and PTSD.

The Board granted an apportionment of $150.00 per month on behalf of the Veteran's minor child, effective October 1, 2007, finding that it was proper and not causing undue hardship to the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected HHT with recurring nose bleeds is manifested by daily epistaxis, discharge, crusting, bleeding, pain and the taking of a prolonged silver nitrate cautery after repeated surgeries. The Board finds that the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation have been met.

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

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for additional payment of benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) for a period of enrollment between July 7, 2008 and July 11, 2008. The Appellant was only entitled to reimbursement based on the full-time monthly rate prorated for the days he was enrolled.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death was due to metastatic squamous cell carcinoma, which is presumed to be service-connected as a result of exposure to Agent Orange during military service.