Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran seeks eligibility for VA educational assistance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill. The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and needs clarification on whether the appellant was released from active duty for further service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces after honorable service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) found that the overpayment of educational assistance benefits in the amount of $886.50 was properly created and denied the veteran's appeal.

The Board is remanding the case to allow for a video conference hearing and further review of the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's skin disorder of the right foot is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for additional compensation for dependents was denied because he failed to provide the necessary information about his dependent spouse and children within one year of receiving notification from VA.

The Board found that an overpayment of VA compensation benefits for dependent spouse was properly created and denied the veteran's appeal.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's current right elbow disorder is related to service, including as due to injury received in a motor vehicle accident in December 1974. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a left arm, lung, or eye disability that is attributable to his active military service and did not find any evidence linking these disabilities to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. Therefore, service connection for these conditions was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and arranging for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the veteran's service-connected histoplasmosis.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for prostate cancer residuals was denied, and his claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities secondary to lumbar spine disability was also denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant's character of discharge from his military service is dishonorable due to felony convictions, and thus he does not qualify as a veteran for VA benefits. As a result, he is not eligible for health care or other VA benefits authorized under Chapter 17.

The Board found that the veteran's service-connected fibrous cortical defect of the left leg does not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board finds that the veteran's current skin, left testicle, and right elbow disabilities are service-connected. The tuberculin skin reaction is not considered a disability for which service connection may be granted. The stomach disability does not have a current diagnosis.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic lymphocyte leukemia and denied service connection for chronic nail fungus. The veteran's hearing loss is currently rated at 0 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's multinodular goiter, post-operative is likely to have had its onset during active duty service and may be associated with environmental factors. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has determined that an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for chronic non-specific urethritis and prostatitis is not warranted, as it was granted on April 1, 2004, which is the earliest possible effective date.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, finding that there is no competent medical evidence linking any current diagnosed skin disorder to active military service or to exposure to herbicides.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed, including obtaining the veteran's service personnel records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if his current disability is related to his period of active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of vasovagal syncope and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.