Other conditions decisions — 2011

The Veteran's appeal was not timely filed, and the Board is remanding the case for scheduling a hearing to address this issue.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the RO due to his failure to appear for a previously scheduled hearing.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a police report. The appellant is asked to provide details about the accident that caused her husband's death.

The Veteran has been diagnosed with a prostate disorder and the Board finds that this condition was incurred during his military service.

The Board found that the overpayment of DIC benefits was partially due to the appellant's failure to report her income accurately, and partially due to VA's delay in notifying her. The decision grants waiver of recovery of the overpayment amount.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of the claim on secondary service connection. The Veteran also needs to be provided with an increased evaluation for conjunctivitis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current degenerative disease with L4-L5 disc herniation and nerve compression is not related to his military service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at the Arkansas Heart Hospital from March 14-17, 2008 is granted. The Board finds that VA facilities were not feasibly available and an attempt to use them beforehand would not have been considered reasonable by a prudent layperson.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the case can be fully adjudicated, including obtaining private treatment records and VA treatment records from specific facilities.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant and the Veteran reconciled, making an increased apportionment of disability compensation benefits inapplicable.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of arthritis of the right hand and granted it. The Veteran is also found to have PTSD, which was incurred during active service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's character of service is a bar to VA benefits due to his bad conduct discharge resulting from AWOL status.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain updated address information, provide corrective VCAA notice, request additional medical records, and schedule a personal hearing. The claim will be reviewed with consideration of whether new and material evidence has been submitted since August 2002.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of qualifying service as per the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) certification.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, which was cardiac arrest due to or a consequence of congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and CAD, is related to his service-connected rheumatic fever. As such, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's myeloproliferative disorder, including polycythemia vera and essential thrombocytosis, is attributable to his in-service exposure to paint and paint thinners. The claim was granted.

The case is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing before the appellant can proceed with his appeal.

The Board found that the Appellant's adjustment disorder, diagnosed during active duty for training, did not meet the criteria for chronicity and thus could not be service-connected.

The Board denied service connection for a lung disorder due to lack of continuity of symptoms and no in-service diagnosis. The skin disorder claim was reopened based on new evidence, but the Veteran's claim for service connection remains denied.,Service connection for a lung disorder is not granted as there is no chronicity of symptoms post-service. Service connection for a skin disorder is granted due to reopening of the claim with new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evidentiary development due to a request for a Board videoconference hearing.