Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for treatment at a VA facility for surgery to remove a mass on the lung.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's pre-existing strabismus was aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's essential tremor resulted from a disease incurred in service, and therefore grants entitlement to service connection for essential tremor.

The Board found that the Veteran's left leg disability was not incurred in or aggravated by military service and it may not be presumed to have been incurred therein.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a disorder manifested by infections, including as secondary to in-service exposure to Agent Orange or diabetes mellitus, is denied.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death as due to exposure to Agent Orange, finding that there was no evidence linking the Veteran's colon cancer to his in-service exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's exposure keratitis due to proptosis and lagophthalmos is rated at a maximum of 10 percent, the highest available under the rating criteria for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's venous stasis of the lower extremities is proximately due to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of his lower extremities with right foot drop.

The Veteran failed without good cause to report for VA examinations scheduled in connection with his claim of entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits, which were denied.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the claim for an increased disability rating for her service-connected right middle finger disability prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's death was not service-connected as the cause of death due to esophageal cancer, which is not linked to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Barrett esophagus is proximately due to his service-connected residuals of a right hand injury, and therefore grants service connection on a secondary basis.

The Board found that the Veteran's election for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits is irrevocable and cannot be rescinded.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund as he does not have recognized active military service, thus lacking legal merit.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for a Government-furnished headstone or grave marker because the decedent died before the applicable law provided for such service.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for a Government-furnished headstone or grave marker because the decedent died before the applicable law provided for such an award.

The Board found that the Veteran's current respiratory disorders, including viral pharyngitis and sinus and throat pain, are not related to his military service.

The Veteran does not have additional disability as the result of procedures performed at a VA facility in August 1989.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for residuals of a nasal fracture, status-post closed reduction as there was no evidence showing 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides or complete obstruction on one side.

The Board found that squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil was not related to service or herbicide exposure, and denied the claim.