Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including a VA examination and updated treatment records. The issue of service connection for genital warts will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Board finds that arthritis of the hands was not incurred during service and is not presumed to have been caused by service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the current condition is related to military service.

The Veteran is granted SMC at the 'r-2' level based on need for aid and attendance, but denied SMC based on loss of use of upper extremities.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private eye examination records and conducting a new VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left eye scotoma.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary in this case, including obtaining the Veteran's service medical records and seeking a VA examination to determine the etiology of her gastrointestinal disorder. The appeal will be remanded for these actions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 25, 2007 for the grant of service connection for a psychotic disorder. The earliest document that can be accepted as a claim was filed on January 25, 2007.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of trigeminal neuralgia. The Veteran's in-service symptoms, including facial pain, are considered related to his later-diagnosed condition of trigeminal neuralgia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for squamous cell carcinoma and a rating in excess of 10 percent for acne conglobata, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and thus no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the merits of this claim.

The Board determined that the appellant did not have qualifying service with the United States Armed Forces, and therefore does not meet the criteria for legal entitlement to the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO by videoconference due to the appellant's request.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a varicocele is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and records review.

The Veteran's double mastectomy is found to be related to her service-connected fibrocystic breast disease. The chronic pain, itching, and burning sensations are also considered secondary to the mastectomy.

The Board found that a skin disorder was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not otherwise related to the Veteran's active service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination and opinion regarding the etiology of any current psychiatric disability. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a service connection claim for Tourette's syndrome is also being considered.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for emergency treatment at Stonecrest Medical Center on February 6, 2008 are eligible for payment or reimbursement due to the nature of his condition and the unavailability of a VA facility.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left inguinal hernia pre-existed his period of active duty service from December 1990 to July 1991, but was not aggravated by such service. Therefore, the claim is granted as direct service connection.

The Board found that there is no evidence linking the Veteran's periampullary adenocarcinoma to his in-service gunshot wound or presumed exposure to herbicides, and thus denied service connection for this condition.

The RO has granted service connection for the residuals of an appendectomy and assigned a noncompensable (0%) disability rating. The RO also denied compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for the residuals of a transurethral resection of the prostate and a vasectomy. These issues are being remanded due to the lack of an SOC.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to waive recovery of an overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $6,576.00, finding that total repayment would violate principles of equity and good conscience.