Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Board hearing. The issues of entitlement to increased evaluations for his left rectus femoris muscle tear and left foot crush injury residuals are pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer and basal cell carcinoma, both of which are presumed to be associated with exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not show current diagnoses or a relationship between these conditions and service.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his final disallowed claim for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as the provided information was cumulative and redundant.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip disorder and higher initial evaluations for post fusion of L4-L5-S1 and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity. The RO increased the evaluation for post fusion of L4-L5-S1 to 40 percent effective May 8, 2004.

The veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date for educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code (Montgomery GI Bill) beyond March 2, 2005 was denied as she did not fall within any clearly defined exceptions to the ten-year delimiting period.

The veteran is seeking service connection for a urinary tract disorder, including microhematuria with bulbourethral stricture. The case has been remanded due to the need for further examination and evaluation.

The veteran's skin disorder is not related to his military service, and the Board denied both his claim for service connection of a skin disability and his request for an increased rating for PTSD prior to June 1, 2006. The effective date for service connection of PTSD remains February 25, 2005.

The Board has denied service connection for a dental disability characterized by the loss of all teeth and for chronic diarrhea. The veteran was not granted service connection as his teeth were either missing or non-restorable upon entry into active duty, and he did not file a timely claim for one-time corrective dental treatment.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting mitochondrial myopathy did not increase in severity during his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant withdrew her appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disorder and a skin disorder, finding new and material evidence relating to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The claim is granted as both conditions are related to service.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for special monthly pension at the housebound rate, which was granted in January 2005. The RO denied her request to change this effective date.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the veteran's chest pain and determine if it is related to his service-connected pneumonia.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA benefits due to a lack of qualifying service, as determined by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). The NPRC found that the appellant had no service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the United States Armed Forces.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for VA compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for C1-C4 quadriplegia, neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder, and impotence due to a cervical surgery in April 1992, finding that the worsening of these conditions was not caused by the surgery.

The veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disability. The Board has ordered remand to obtain Social Security Administration records and address whether the January 1999 letter constituted an informal claim.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected gunshot wound, right upper chest with residuals of empyema and thoracoplasty is being remanded due to the need for further examination and consideration.

The VA denied a compensable rating for the veteran's service-connected residuals of a laceration to the index finger of his right hand, finding that the disability did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board found that the termination of the veteran's VA improved pension benefits effective as of August 14, 2002 was proper due to his incarceration for a felony conviction. The overpayment of Department of Veterans Affairs improved pension benefits in the amount of $5002.80 was also deemed proper.

The Board finds that due process requirements necessitate a second remand of the veteran's increased rating claims.