Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right foot disability, including cellulitis and arthritis, was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim is therefore denied.

The Veteran's lung disability is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current lung disability. The appeal will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the case for additional examinations and consideration of the Veteran's claims, including his TDIU claim.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the request to reopen the claim for service connection for loss of terminal phalanx, left thumb.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 3, 2007 for a 60 percent disability rating for bladder incontinence was granted. The effective date is set at the date of the VA examination on February 3, 2007.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected, and the appellant is not a qualifying child for VA benefits. The Board finds that the appellant is not entitled to accrued benefits or death benefits.

The Veteran's appeal to revert educational benefits awarded under the Post-9/11 GI Bill program back to the MGIB program is denied as the criteria are not met.

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 determined that the appellant does not have qualifying service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces. Therefore, he does not meet the basic eligibility criteria for establishing entitlement to the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Veteran does not have a bilateral leg disorder separate from his service-connected knee and back disabilities. The Board denied the claim for service connection.

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

The Board found that the Veteran did not have a chronic disability characterized by symptoms of chest pain during active service or at any point during the appeal period, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date for receiving educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 was denied as there is no clear medical evidence that a program of education was medically infeasible prior to the basic statutory delimiting period.

The Board found that the Veteran's current facial skin disorders, including squamous cell carcinoma and solar keratoses, are not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin rash was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition. The issue of an initial compensable evaluation for hearing loss remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to March 4, 2009. The RO has granted TDIU effective from March 4, 2009, but the Board finds that the case should be submitted to the Director, Compensation and Pension Service for extra-schedular consideration.

The Veteran's residuals of a left ulnar fracture have been evaluated as 10 percent disabling, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The claims for increased evaluations are denied.

The Board has determined that new and relevant service personnel records have been associated with the claims file, which could not have been obtained when VA initially decided the claim. As a result, the case is being remanded for reconsideration of the issue of service connection for anaplastic lymphoma.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a more detailed examination by a VA examiner.

The Board finds that the Veteran's death was caused by ischemic cardiomyopathy, which is a disease presumptively service-connected for former POWs. The appellant's statements and testimony support her claim that the Veteran was taken prisoner during his World War II service but managed to escape before being sent to a POW camp.