Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Veteran's annual income exceeds the maximum limit for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits, resulting in denial of the claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at his local RO due to the departure of the judge who conducted the previous hearing.

The Veteran's Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and left femur disability are service-connected due to their relationship with his service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a cardiac disability, including post-operative aortic valve replacement with subacute bacterial endocarditis and congestive heart failure, claimed as secondary to ionizing radiation. The case is now before the Board for further appellate review.

The Veteran's post surgical residuals of right submandibular gland excision are manifested by mild xerostomia and subjective complaints of occasional difficulty swallowing and impaired ability to taste. The Board denied a compensable evaluation for these symptoms.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and adjudication of the underlying service connection issue, including a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability is causally related to active duty.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a videoconference hearing at the Detroit, Michigan RO before a Veterans Law Judge due to his request for such.

The Board found no evidence of a current perirectal abscess disability and concluded that the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus did not cause or aggravate his claimed condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's metastatic non-small cell adenocarcinoma of the lung is causally related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for cancer was denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence of the condition.

The appellant is not entitled to recognition by VA as the surviving spouse of the deceased Veteran for purposes of VA death benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for treatment purposes for trauma to tooth #8 has been granted, and the matter is now moot.

The Veteran's service with the merchant marines was after August 15, 1945. Therefore, he is not eligible for VA compensation benefits based on his merchant marine service.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not a veteran under applicable United States law and therefore, ineligible for compensation from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund due to lack of service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not a veteran and therefore ineligible for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board found that the Veteran's chronic myelomonocytic leukemia was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred or aggravated therein. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's child is seeking an extension of the delimiting date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, of the United States Code, beyond March 12, 2008. The Board denied this claim as there was no evidence that the appellant was unable to pursue her programs of education for reasons beyond her control.

The Veteran's death was not found to be the result of VA care, but rather due to his pre-existing condition.