Other conditions decisions — 2011

The Board denied the appellant's claim for payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund as he did not have qualifying service that would qualify him for the benefit.

The appellant is not recognized as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for purposes of receiving death pension benefits.

The Board has granted a later delimiting date of October 26, 2012, for the award of Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits for the appellant.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cancer of the lung, trachea, and chest. The evidence does not show these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's service is not during a period of war, thus he does not meet the eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for eligibility to receive a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of qualifying service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's service connection claim for a left eye disability.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a medical examination to determine if any of the Veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death. The appellant is seeking service connection for the cause of her husband's death.

The Veteran's onychomycosis of the great toenails is not secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II and was not incurred in service or otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected right foot disability.

The Veteran's permanent and total disability rating for service-connected disability became effective on August 11, 2008. The appellant was already 26 years of age at that time, which means he is not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code beyond his 26th birthday.

The Veteran was initially awarded 36 months of educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, but due to a prior use of benefits under another program (Chapter 34), the appellant is only eligible for 7 months and 20 days of additional educational assistance.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pelvic pain syndrome, including its residuals such as hysterectomy, is related to her service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed residuals of head injury in service, including dementia and a left hemisphere lesion.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a nasal fracture are related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's current disability of bilateral lower extremities myopathy was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service and denied the claim.

The Veteran's spondylolisthesis and segment instability at L5-S1 are found to be as likely as not attributable to his active military service.

The Board found that there is no evidence linking the Veteran's current cold weather injury residuals to service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected left testicular atrophy and whether it caused his in-service skin rash. The TDIU claim will also be addressed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a VA examination.