Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran seeks payment of VA educational assistance benefits for his attendance at Spartan Health Science University. The case is remanded to determine the validity and dates of enrollment in approved programs.

The Board has determined that the veteran's varicose veins of the right lower extremity do not warrant a rating in excess of the currently assigned 10 percent disability rating.

The veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses provided by Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, from April 22 to April 24, 2006, was denied because VA facilities were deemed feasibly available at the time.

The Board found that the appellant's character of discharge from military service was a bar to VA benefits due to an offense involving moral turpitude.

The veteran's right shoulder disability warrants a schedular 10 percent rating prior to April 28, 2005, and a schedular 20 percent rating from April 28, 2005, through December 21, 2005; from December 22, 2005, a rating in excess of 30 percent is not warranted.

The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a right arm disability, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted.

The veteran's service-connected pulmonary histoplasmosis is not currently causing any residual symptoms, and his current respiratory disability is due to nonservice-connected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) secondary to tobacco use. Therefore, the claim for a higher rating is denied.

The veteran is eligible for VA outpatient dental treatment on a one-time completion basis due to his service-connected periodontal disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service personnel records, specifically regarding the veteran's obligated period of active duty and whether his separation for convenience of the government was involuntary as a result of a reduction in force. The appellant must provide their complete service personnel records.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral calcified pleural plaquing, resultant from exposure to asbestos.

The veteran's lung disease is not service-connected, but his squamous cell carcinoma of the right vocal cord is presumed to be due to Agent Orange exposure. The effective date for service connection is December 27, 2001. Pension benefits are denied due to excessive income.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a groin disorder and denied service connection for a groin disorder. The claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a left ankle sprain was also denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for a dental condition as secondary to service-connected heart disability. The Board finds that there is sufficient medical evidence to support the veteran's assertion that his current dental condition may be related to surgery for his service-connected heart disability.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of nerve damage of the brachial plexus and left winged scapula was denied, as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation under applicable VA regulations.

The veteran's right foot disability, manifested by pain and full range of motion, is rated at a 10 percent rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right above-the-knee amputation was not caused by VA medical treatment, and thus compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are denied.

The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for myasthenia gravis effective since March 7, 2008. The veteran requires an oxygen ventilation machine at home due to his condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a right hip injury related to service and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for heart attack, stroke, and related illnesses as secondary to his service-connected nicotine dependence due to a prohibition on such claims based on tobacco use during service.

The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and entitlement to accrued benefits for esophageal cancer, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to Agent Orange exposure in service.