Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's service-connected duodenal ulcer was granted a 40 percent disability evaluation, resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The veteran's countable annual income for 2006, 2007, and 2008 exceeded the maximum annual income for VA improved disability pension benefits for a veteran with one dependent at the aid and attendance rate.

The veteran was not enrolled in the VA healthcare system and did not receive medical services under authority of 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 within the 24-month period preceding his private hospitalization, thus he is not eligible for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses.

The veteran's medical expenses for treatment on March 22, 2003 were granted as the treatment was emergent and a VA facility was not feasibly available.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than October 28, 1999, for the grant of TDIU.

The veteran's impaired vision is not the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by service, and there is no evidence that it is proximately due to or chronically worsened by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The veteran's request for educational benefits for on-the-job training with the Nassau County Police Department from March 2005 to March 2006 was denied because he was already considered qualified due to prior police training.

The veteran's cervical spine disability has been rated at 20 percent, and his right (major) Muscle Group I injury with a partial right winged scapula has also been rated at 20 percent.

The appeal is being remanded to the RO for the veteran to be afforded a Board videoconference hearing.

The veteran's right shoulder disability was granted an increased evaluation to 40 percent as of October 18, 2007, based on limitation of motion.

The Board granted service connection for that portion of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) that was aggravated by the veteran's military service.

The veteran's claim for reimbursement for the cost of unauthorized home improvement and structural alterations was denied as no medical emergency existed such that a delay in the installation would have been hazardous to his life or health.

The veteran's request to reopen a previously disallowed claim of entitlement to service connection for a chronic dental disorder, to include for the purpose of obtaining VA outpatient dental treatment, was denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.

The Board found that the appellant lacks the mental capacity to manage his own affairs, including handling disbursement of VA funds.

The veteran's claim for service connection for polychondritis was remanded to verify his National Guard service dates and obtain a VA examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim to be recognized as the surviving spouse of the veteran for purposes of entitlement to VA benefits, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a Travel Board hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of a laminectomy was remanded for further development, including the acquisition of additional medical evidence and opinions.

The Board denied service connection for chronic myeloid leukemia as it was not shown in service or many years thereafter, and there is no evidence linking the condition to service or exposure to herbicides or ionizing radiation.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent disability rating for his service-connected ventral hernia, finding that July 9, 2004 was the correct effective date.