Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of a bilateral leg disorder is related to his service-connected recurrent low back strain, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, characterized as immunoblastic plasmocytic lymphoma, is due to herbicide exposure during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's balanitis was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and did not result from his service-connected diabetes. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected defective vision with cataract removal of the right eye resulted in best corrected vision of count fingers in the right eye and from 20/20 to 20/30 in the left eye. The Board found that his right eye disability warranted a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6070, as he was already rated at the maximum schedular amount for blindness in one eye without having blindness in the nonservice-connected left eye.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right leg disability is being remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and inadequate findings in the previous VA examination. The RO must obtain any available hospital treatment records from March 1966 until October 1966, including those from the 8th Field Hospital in Na-Trang, Vietnam; U.S. Air Force Hospitals at Clark Air Force Base, Travis Air Force Base, McGuire Air Force Base, and Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. The Veteran should be provided a VA joints examination to determine the severity of his service-connected disability.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical opinions and ensure proper VCAA notification. The Veteran died from sepsis due to a urinary tract infection, but the cause of death may be related to his service-connected gunshot wounds.

The Veteran's death was caused by metastatic colon cancer, which is not service-connected. The appellant seeks benefits for the cause of her husband's death and related issues but has failed to meet the evidentiary requirements for accrued benefits due to a lack of timely filing.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and a need for VCAA compliant notice.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous VA examination of his Raynaud's Syndrome, as his symptoms have increased in severity.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his right hand disability, which has worsened since the last examination. The Veteran also indicated that his condition negatively affects his employment.

The Board found that the Appellant's discharge from service was under dishonorable conditions, thus constituting a bar to VA pension benefits.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injury of the hands and feet are denied as there is no evidence that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during active duty.

The Veteran's request for a waiver of the overpayment debt was not timely filed due to his homelessness and medical issues, which may have affected his receipt of notices. The case is being remanded to address this issue.

The Board finds that the appellant does not have qualifying service for the purpose of receiving a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and therefore denies legal entitlement to such payment.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not have qualifying service and is therefore ineligible for compensation from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Veteran's paralysis, bowel incontinence, and bladder incontinence are found to be caused by the delay in diagnosis and treatment by VA from November 21, 2003 to January 9, 2004. As a result, compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for these conditions are granted.

The Board found that the appellant did not have qualifying service for the purpose of receiving a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and therefore denied legal entitlement to such payment.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA treatment records related to the Veteran's prostate disability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a bilateral eye disability and hearing loss was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's myopia, of itself, is not a compensable disability and there is no evidence linking other diagnosed eye disabilities to service.

The Veteran's service-connected backward displacement of the right eye is not shown to be productive of separate and distinct manifestations apart from his fractured maxilla, and it does not represent a different disability. Therefore, he is not entitled to a separate evaluation for this condition.