Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development due to a need for a more recent medical examination of the veteran's right thumb disability.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected residuals of total left hip replacement is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and proper VCAA notification.

The Board found that the veteran's countable annual income from December 1, 2003 and for the years 2004 and 2005 exceeded the maximum annual rate of income for a veteran with one dependent, thus denying his claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the veteran's currently diagnosed onychomycosis is not related to active service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no current evidence of a disability manifested by memory and cognitive deficits related to service, thus denying the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board determined that the veteran's lung disorder and breathing problems are not related to his active service, as there was no chronic lung disorder shown in service and no evidence of a connection between current symptoms and service.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a fungal infection of both feet was denied as there is no evidence linking the condition to his active duty service. The TDIU claim was also denied due to the veteran not meeting the criteria for total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current diagnosis of congestive heart failure or any other heart disability, and there is no competent evidence linking such a disability to service-connected left knee disability or medication taken for it. Therefore, the claim for service connection for congestive heart failure is denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant made a timely election of a beginning date for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA), thus no overpayment was created and there is no valid debt based on overpayment.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of her service-connected low back disorder is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional medical records.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's residuals of a left little finger fracture, effective from March 3, 2005.

The appellant's active duty service did not meet the minimum requirement of twenty-four consecutive months, as reflected in his DD Form 214. Therefore, he does not qualify for VA healthcare benefits.

The veteran is seeking reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred from October 20, 2005 to October 26, 2005. The case has been remanded due to uncertainty regarding the availability of VA facilities and whether the veteran's condition had stabilized enough for transfer.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his left shoulder disability, which was rated as 20 percent disabling. The VA found that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an effective date prior to October 1, 2006, for payment of restored DIC benefits.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including providing VCAA notice and adjudicating the issue of special monthly compensation due to service-connected foot disability.

The Board has restored the veteran's prior 30 percent disability rating for arthritic changes, cyst formations, and limited motion of the left knee.

The Board found that the veteran's left eye disability, resulting from VA medical treatment in February 1999, met the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of degenerative joint disease of multiple joints as secondary to his back disability and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for mechanical low back pain with degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease.

The Board found that the veteran's arthritis was not related to active service or due to Agent Orange exposure, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.