Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and verifying the veteran's service in Vietnam. The appellant is seeking service connection for the cause of her husband's death due to exposure to Agent Orange.

The veteran is seeking service connection for transitional cell carcinoma of the urethra. The Board has determined that further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination, is needed to determine if her condition is related to her gynecological problems during service.

The veteran's skin disability of the head was evaluated and found to warrant a 10 percent rating, effective March 29, 2002. The claim for bilateral tinnitus did not meet the criteria for more than a single 10 percent rating.

The veteran's permanent total service-connected disability occurred after the appellant reached her 26th birthday, thus she is not eligible for dependents' educational assistance under Chapter 35 of Title 38 of the United States Code.

The Board found that the veteran's esophageal cancer is not related to his military service, including exposure to herbicides. The claim was denied.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of contusion of the left rib cage and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD. The veteran's representative has expressed disagreement with the 30 percent rating assigned for PTSD.

The Board denied the motion to restore service connection for a psychoneurosis, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the original decision.

The Board determined that the appellant's claim for VA death benefits was denied because her spouse did not have valid military service in the U.S. Armed Forces, and no new and material evidence was presented to reopen the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's night blindness is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected uveitis, residual of a right eye injury.

The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection were denied because there was no credible evidence linking his current disabilities to his military service, including any alleged injury in Vietnam. The available medical records did not support the veteran's account of events and he failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his claimed conditions and service.

The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's Crohn's disease with history of duodenal ulcer, effective from January 25, 1993. The veteran is also entitled to an earlier effective date for service connection.

The Board has granted a partial waiver for the veteran's overpayment of compensation benefits, but denied the portion incurred prior to July 11, 2003.

The veteran is seeking service connection for gouty arthritis of the right foot, including as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and renal failure. The case has been remanded for further development.

The veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if it was due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 100% evaluation for dysthymic disorder and TDIU prior to July 23, 2005. The effective date of the 100% rating is set at July 23, 2005.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased schedular rating for his service-connected herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1, finding that he is already in receipt of the highest schedular rating available under the Formula for Rating IVDS Based on Incapacitating Episodes.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA medical records and a supplemental statement of the case.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery for the overpayment of $2,127.88 in Chapter 31 vocational rehabilitation and education benefits due to the veteran's bad judgment in choosing his second choice program and abandoning it.

The case is being remanded for the retrieval of missing documents and a supplemental statement of the case.

The veteran's service-connected instability of the ulnar collateral ligament of the left first metacarpal phalangeal joint has been granted a 10 percent evaluation effective August 25, 2004. The condition is characterized by functional loss manifested by flexion ranging from 35 to 40 degrees and a loss of 10 degrees of extension, degenerative changes, and complaints of pain.