Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for a one-time payment from the FVEC fund due to lack of qualified service, and thus, the appeal is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment from the 'Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund' as he did not meet the basic eligibility requirements due to a lack of service in the United States Armed Forces.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an updated VA examination and considering any new evidence provided by her ophthalmologist.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is being remanded due to the need to obtain medical records from Creighton UMC and determine if VA employees were involved in his care at that facility.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there was no causal link between his fatal fungal pneumonia and his military service or exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board is remanding them for further development due to the need for additional medical examination and records.

The Board found that the Veteran's lipomas were not incurred in or aggravated by service, including as due to herbicide exposure. The skin disability other than lipomas was also not shown to be related to service.

The Board is remanding the case for further development to obtain specific information related to the Veteran's overpayment of VA educational assistance benefits, including any interviews and records from the VA Education Compliance Surveys and OIG review.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA spine examination and requests for SSA records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral cataracts and chronic lymphedema of the lower extremities with changes of elephantiasis are proximately due to his service-connected conditions, specifically diabetes mellitus and congestive heart failure. The claims for these conditions have been granted.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected chronic folliculitis of the scrotum, but vacated that part of the decision due to procedural errors. The Veteran's skin disorder is currently rated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 7806.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for carcinoma of the breasts and lymphadema of the left upper extremity were denied. The Veteran's current cutaneous sarcoidosis is rated at 30 percent.

The Board finds that the Veteran's actions contributed to the creation of an overpayment, but also acknowledges VA's fault in not inputting B(2)'s SSN. The decision grants a partial waiver of recovery for half of the overpayment amounting to $11,615.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals, posttraumatic encephalopathy, characterized by atypical headaches are currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board has determined that the criteria for a higher rating have not been met.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and arranging for a VA examination to determine if any current gastrointestinal disability is related to service-connected psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected vaginal cysts on an extraschedular basis was denied as her symptoms did not markedly interfere with employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and review of his treatment records. The issues include seeking an increased rating for left leg disorder and determining if the Veteran is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's lung disorder and spine disorder did not have onset during service, were not related to in-service exposure to asbestos or herbicides, and therefore denied service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic liver disability, claimed as fatty liver condition, including as secondary to HIV and diabetes, is denied. The medical evidence does not establish the presence of a current chronic liver disability.

The Board has granted an effective date of May 27, 2003 for the grant of service connection for multi-infarct dementia for accrued benefits purposes.