Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's bilateral visual impairment, flecked retinal syndrome complex with scotoma, fundus favimaculata, has been rated at 100 percent since October 17, 2003.

The veteran's appeal for educational benefits under Chapter 30 is denied due to her discharge being under other than honorable conditions and not meeting the service requirements.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Grave's Disease was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is unrelated to her active service. As a result, the claim for service connection for Grave's Disease is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice provided in the initial decision and during the appeal process. The appellant must be provided with corrective notice regarding her deceased spouse's service-connected conditions at the time of his death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for overpayment of compensation benefits for dependent spouse D.W and denied her request for an earlier effective date for additional compensation for dependent spouse D.K.

The Board has determined that the veteran's squamous cell carcinoma, base of the tongue is related to his exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board found that the veteran's gastrointestinal disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service, and his hearing loss and tinnitus were not shown to be related to service. The claim for residuals of a gastrointestinal disorder is denied.

The Board determined that the veteran's heart murmur is a congenital condition and not related to service, thus denying his claim for service connection for a heart disorder.

The Board has granted a 40 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected urethral stricture, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including verification of a period of service from October 1944 to February 1946. The veteran's claims on appeal will be readjudicated after this development.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an eye examination.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected residuals of fracture of the left femoral neck, status-post total hip replacement was granted. His current rating is 50 percent effective from August 15, 2006.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA gastrointestinal examination. The goal is to determine the current severity of the veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer and assess whether there are any nonservice-connected gastrointestinal conditions affecting his health.

The Board found that the veteran's arthritis of both hands did not have onset during service or within one year of service and was not caused or aggravated by his active service. Therefore, service connection for arthritis of both hands is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's low back disability was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service and denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a waiver of recovery of overpayments of improved pension benefits, finding that the requirements were not met due to willful failure on his part to disclose a material fact (his spouse's Social Security income) with intent to obtain or retain eligibility for additional pension benefits.

The veteran is seeking service connection for injuries to his left leg and foot sustained during military service. The case has been remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and possibly conduct further development of the claim.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claim as he did not timely file a notice of disagreement regarding his eligibility for enrollment in the VA medical healthcare system.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death, as well as benefits under Chapter 35 and accrued benefits. The causes of death were bacterial endocarditis and Crohn's disease, neither of which are linked to service or presumed exposure to herbicides.

The Board has determined that the criteria for an effective date of July 31, 2002 for a 100 percent rating for service-connected prostate cancer have been met.