Other conditions decisions — 2011

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear accounting of expenses and unreimbursed medical costs, as well as the basis for excluding certain expenses from the appellant's countable annual income.

The Veteran's request for service connection for a stomach disability, including as due to an undiagnosed illness, is being remanded due to issues with the scheduling of his hearing.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's neck and back disabilities, which may be related to service. The claim will be remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's discharge from the Army Reserves did not meet eligibility criteria for educational assistance benefits under either Chapter 1606 (MGIB-SR) or Chapter 1607 (REAP). The Board denied her claim as she is not legally entitled to these benefits.

The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for complications from a left eye surgery performed by VA in January 2008. The case requires further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the Veteran for an examination to determine if the additional disability was caused by VA's care, treatment or examination.

The Board found that the Veteran was not considered to have been a fugitive felon and therefore, the overpayment of VA compensation benefits was not properly created.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim for additional dependency and indemnity compensation benefits based on the need for the regular aid and attendance of another person, or on account of housebound status due to her husband's death. The denial is based on the absence of basic entitlement to such benefits.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for enrollment in the VA healthcare system due to a lack of qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, making him ineligible for benefits under the laws administered by VA.

The Veteran's right hip disorder, characterized by limitation of flexion to 10 degrees with pain and functional use impairment, is rated at 40 percent effective from May 28, 2002.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of residuals of a cold weather injury and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further evidentiary development, including verification of the appellant's service from December 1942 to April 1943 and submission of relevant documents.

The Veteran's bladder tumor is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current bladder condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left hand disability is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Appellant does not have recognized active military service as required to establish eligibility for Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund benefits and therefore is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and medical questions regarding standard of care and informed consent.

The Board has remanded the case to determine whether the appellant's service from July 1984 to October 1989 constituted one continuous period of active military service, as opposed to separate and distinct periods. The RO should then readjudicate whether the character of the appellant's discharge constitutes a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the basic eligibility criteria for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of qualifying service.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for DJD of the left hand, with primary involvement of the left thumb and index finger was granted. The current disability evaluation is 20 percent.

The Veteran's residuals of encephalitis, to include memory loss, are productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks (although generally functioning satisfactorily, with routine behavior, self-care, and conversation normal), due to such symptoms as: depressed mood, anxiety, suspiciousness, panic attacks (weekly or less often), chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss (such as forgetting names, directions, recent events).

The Board's decision on the TDIU claim is vacated due to the Veteran's death, and the appeal is dismissed.