Other conditions Board decisions

The appellant's service does not meet the eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Veteran's claim for increased educational assistance due to contributions was denied as there is no evidence that he contributed $600 during service.

The Board granted the waiver of recovery of an overpayment of educational benefits in the calculated amount of $665.61, as it would be against equity and good conscience to recover the debt.

The case is being remanded for additional development and readjudication of the issues related to the reduction in education benefits and overpayment.

The appellant is not eligible for educational assistance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill Tuition Assistance Top-Up Program due to not having served the minimum required period of active service.

The veteran was granted an annual clothing allowance for the year 2006 due to the staining of his outer garments caused by a physician-prescribed ointment used to treat his service-connected chloracne.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disorder, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease (DJD), finding that there was no evidence of chronic left knee pathology in service or within many years thereafter and that the current condition was not related to his active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for status post surgery for disc herniation at C3-4, as the competent medical evidence does not show that it was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that glioblastoma was not related to his military service or Agent Orange exposure.

The Veteran's cancer of the tongue was not present during service or for many years thereafter, and was not caused by any incident of service including Agent Orange exposure.

The veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being remanded to schedule a videoconference hearing.

The veteran was granted service connection for a disability manifested by frequent urination, dysuria, and abdominal pain (i.e., hyperactive bladder) as it is as likely as not the same condition he was treated for in service.

The appeal is remanded to provide the appellant with all due process of law and a fair and fully informed decision regarding her claim for proper calculation of countable income for 2003, including an inextricably intertwined issue related to aid and attendance or housebound benefits beginning in August 2003.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death, as there was no evidence that his lung cancer or acute respiratory distress syndrome were related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma as there was no competent evidence supporting a nexus between the condition and the veteran's period of service.

The appeal is remanded for further development and adjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including psychosis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder (narcolepsy and cataplexy) as there was no evidence to support that it was related to his military service.

The appellant withdrew the appeal regarding service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for naso-pharyngeal carcinoma, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link between his condition and his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange.

The Board denied the appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for right ear otitis media, finding no clear and unmistakable error in previous rating decisions.