Other conditions decisions — 2011

The Board found that the Veteran's pterygium of the left eye was not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to incomplete records and verification of federalized service.

The VA determined that the Veteran's current gastrointestinal disorder is not related to his military service and denied his claim.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of excised right calcaneal spur was denied as he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination without good cause.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the lower extremities, to include as secondary to a service-connected low back disability, is being remanded due to incomplete development and need for further examination.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection of her bilateral foot disorders, finding no evidence to support a link between her current conditions and her ACDUTRA service.

The Veteran's service-connected hidradenitis suppurativa requires near-constant systemic treatment with antibiotics and warrants a 60 percent disability rating.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for infertility disability, finding that new and material evidence has been received since the last final denial in April 2003. The issue is now considered on its merits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran currently has gynecomastia of the right breast related to his active duty service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his pension benefits due to lack of new and material evidence, as no additional evidence related to qualifying service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for nonservice-connected pension benefits, finding that no earlier effective date can be assigned as the claim was not filed until October 31, 1991.

The appellant's DIC benefits were terminated due to her remarriage before the age of 57, and she is denied restoration of these benefits.

The Board has granted a temporary total disability rating from November 2, 2007 to January 2, 2008 for convalescence following the appellant's laparoscopy. The issue of evaluation of scars, residuals of abdominal surgeries is referred back to the RO for appropriate action.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for Charcot-Marie Tooth disease of the peroneal nerve, as the submitted evidence is neither new nor material.

The Board has restored the appellant's DIC benefits due to the VA Regional Office's failure to follow proper procedures for terminating the benefits.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as the VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Bay Pines did not grant payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Lee Memorial Hospital from May 6, 2008 to May 9, 2008.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and medical examination reports. The Veteran's claim of a right eye disability will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to carcinoma in the colon, finding that it was not related to herbicide exposure and did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection. The claim was reopened based on new evidence showing another Veteran with similar cancer received a disability rating linked to Agent Orange exposure.

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