Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for complications resulting from surgery he underwent in May 1996 at the VA Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service treatment records and for a VA medical examination to determine if the veteran's skin condition is related to his military service, including as due to exposure to herbicides. The veteran will be notified of their right to request a videoconference hearing.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left inguinal hernia does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for secondary service connection of right foot enthesopathy as it is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected right heel spur.

The veteran's claim for service connection of a left eye disability has been reopened, but new evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim. The claims for higher rating for right wrist laceration and tinnitus remain unresolved.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied DIC benefits based on a lack of evidence showing that his death was caused by an illness or disease incurred in or aggravated by military service.

The Board is remanding the case to verify if the appellant was married to the veteran for over a year at the time of his death, which is necessary to establish eligibility for DIC benefits.

The veteran's cause of death, mesothelioma, is not service-connected as there is no evidence of asbestos exposure during his period of active service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a back injury and residuals of pilonidal cyst, but further development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has determined that the discontinuance of VA vocational rehabilitation services was improper, and thus grants the veteran's appeal.

The veteran is seeking service connection for TMJ syndrome. The VA examiner found the condition less likely related to his military service, citing a 35-year gap since the injury and other potential causes such as clenching or grinding of teeth.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not eligible for an effective date prior to March 23, 2006, for pension benefits based on her husband's death.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a sprain of the left great toe due to new and material evidence. However, the claim is denied as there is no current disability related to service by competent medical evidence.

The veteran's claim for educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) was denied because he did not meet the eligibility requirements, specifically his discharge from active duty was not honorable.

The Department of Defense has determined that the veteran is not eligible for education benefits under REAP.

The veteran's household income for 2005 exceeded the income threshold for entitlement to treatment in VA's healthcare system without a copayment requirement, so his claim is denied.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's residuals of shrapnel wound, right lateral thigh, Muscle Group XIV and did not address his claim for increased disability rating for arthrosis of the left shoulder.

The veteran's household income for 2005 exceeded the income threshold required for treatment in VA's healthcare system without a copayment requirement. As a result, his eligibility was changed to require a copayment.

The Board found that the veteran's eye conditions, including trace retinopathy, pseudophakia, and post-surgical cataracts, are not related to service. The claim for service connection was denied as there is no evidence linking these diagnosed conditions to his military service.

The veteran's degenerative changes in both great toes, postoperative bunionectomies, are not severe enough to warrant a compensable rating.