Other conditions decisions — 2012

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the appellant's deceased spouse's service status and eligibility for VA benefits. The appeal is now pending with the RO.

The Veteran's right eye iritis is currently rated at 10 percent, and the evidence does not support a higher rating based on current symptomatology.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was caused by ischemic bowel disease, which is related to his service-connected left knee condition. Therefore, the claim for service connection for cause of death is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's mood disorder not otherwise specified and panic disorder are service-connected as they were incurred during active military service.

The Veteran's claims for lung, foot, and back disabilities were denied as they are not shown to be related to service or presumptive exposure. The Board found no evidence of current disability or continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral arthritis of the metatarsals is being remanded due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's request for an extension of his Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits beyond June 16, 2009 was denied as there is no legal authority to extend the delimiting date based on the facts presented.

The Board found that the reduction in the disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of laryngeal carcinoma from 100 percent to 10 percent, effective August 1, 2010, was proper and a higher rating is not warranted.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with fatigue and insomnia is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying service to be eligible for the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for CIDP, claimed as due to herbicide exposure in service, was denied. The Board found that there is no evidence linking the disability to his service or to Agent Orange exposure.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was due to a service-connected condition, specifically his well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of unknown origin. The Board determined that this cancer may have been related to his military service or exposure to chemical dioxins.

The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection for a skin condition as secondary to herbicide exposure in November 2012.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a pulmonary/respiratory examination. The issue of service connection for PTSD with paranoid traits remains pending.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic pulmonary disease, diagnosed as interstitial lung disease, is related to in-service environmental exposure and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of cold injury, right and left lower extremities have been granted increased disability ratings.

The Board found that the cause of the Veteran's death, acute myeloid leukemia, was not related to his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board found no evidence to support service connection for a skin disorder or arthritis, and denied both claims.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a left foot disorder related to his in-service cold injury. The VA examination reports do not support a finding of service connection.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because the Board found that there was no negligence on the part of VA in providing informed consent, and the complications were reasonably foreseeable.