Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Board is remanding the case to obtain missing VA treatment records and a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma were service-connected.

The Veteran is seeking a higher disability rating for his service-connected residuals of an injury to the left elbow. The Board has ordered remand due to incomplete examination reports and potential need for separate ratings.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not have the required service to qualify for payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and thus denied the claim.

The Board found that the appellant's right leg circulatory disorder existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board determined that the appellant did not have qualifying service to be eligible for the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces and therefore is not eligible for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The appellant does not have recognized active military service for the purpose of obtaining the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for a VA examination and pulmonary function test to determine whether the Veteran's symptoms warrant a compensable rating under Diagnostic Codes 6516 or 6520.

The Veteran's application for educational assistance benefits at Spartan Health Sciences University was denied because the medical program was not approved by VA and he did not file his claim within one year of receiving approval notice.

The Board has granted an effective date of August 25, 1976 for the grant of service connection for schizoaffective disorder, depressive type. The appeal is now pending to determine if an earlier effective date for Dependents' Education Assistance (DEA) under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code is warranted.

The Board finds that the Veteran's collapsed left lung is at least as likely as not related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his service-connected low back disability is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and further development.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to an inadequate VA examination and for updated treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral chronic tibial stress reaction does not warrant a rating greater than 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected adjustment reaction disorder is rated at 70 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The Board has granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's residual disability following VA surgery for a pre-existing right femoral fracture is not due to carelessness, negligence, or any other fault on the part of VA. The resulting bone loss and shortening are considered reasonably foreseeable.

The Veteran's service-connected right hand disability is characterized by subjective complaints of pain and objective evidence of diminished grip strength. The lumbosacral strain has been found to have limited lumbar flexion, but no incapacitating episodes or ankylosis.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether residuals of a hysterectomy are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic skin disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling of a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran did not sustain a leg burn injury during service and has not experienced continuous symptomatology of such an injury since service. The current scar on his left inner thigh is not related to any incident in service.