Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the basic eligibility criteria for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of qualifying service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's decreased ocular function at night is not a disorder capable of service connection and therefore denied his claim for service connection for night myopia, claimed as night blindness.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for her service-connected low back disability, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5243.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic right or left foot disorder during service, and there is no probative medical evidence linking current arthritis to the Veteran's period of active military service.

The VA determined that there is no competent medical evidence showing that Graves' disease with exophthalmus, strabismus and decreased vision is related to service.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of available service treatment records. The case is being remanded to attempt to obtain these records.

The Board finds that the reduction of the rating from 100 percent to noncompensable (no percent) for the service-connected follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, effective on May 1, 2010 was proper.

The Board found that the Veteran's lung disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's initial claim for an increased evaluation for intradermal nevi and dermatofibroma was granted with a 10 percent rating from February 7, 2005, through May 28, 2009. Since then, the RO has granted a 30 percent evaluation effective from May 29, 2009.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of fragment wounds to the left forearm is being remanded due to incomplete development and consideration.

The Board found that the Veteran's preexisting cardiac arrhythmia, paroxysmal tachycardia, existed prior to service and did not increase in severity during service. As a result, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for his service-connected GSW injuries to the left thigh have been denied as they are precluded by law due to the combined 90 percent rating already assigned for all of his service-connected disabilities involving his left lower extremity.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition was denied as the evidence did not show that his current skin condition is related to his military service.

The Board found no current right hand disability, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and his tongue cancer is not presumed to be related to Agent Orange exposure. The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a bilateral foot disability.

The Veteran's service-connected varicose veins of the right lower extremity were rated at 60 percent effective April 29, 2010.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for narcolepsy, including as secondary to her service-connected residuals of neck injury, is being remanded due to the need for further development and medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including verification of herbicide exposure and examination of his cervical and lumbar spine.

The Veteran's breast cancer is not service connected as it was not present during her active service or for many years thereafter, and there is no evidence that the hormone replacement therapy she underwent following her in-service hysterectomy caused her breast cancer.