Other conditions decisions — 2013

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear medical opinions regarding the type and kind of amyloidosis the Veteran suffers from, which may affect his service connection claim.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a gynecological disorder claimed as PCOS. The VA has not provided an adequate examination to determine the current nature and etiology of any gynecological disorder found, so the case is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for TDIU prior to April 22, 2010.

Your claim for service connection for dental trauma of tooth numbered 9 has already been granted in a previous rating decision, and the current appeal is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine whether the annual expenses necessary for reasonable family maintenance exceed the sum of countable annual income plus VA pension entitlement, and if so, whether the presumption that all of his daughter's income is reasonably available to or for him is rebutted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not decided and requires additional development, including new VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have verified service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces. Therefore, his claims for nonservice-connected pension benefits and one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund are denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's respiratory disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for one-time payment from the FVEC due to a lack of qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, as determined by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).

The Veteran's service is not verified by the United States service department, thus he is not eligible for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for one-time payment from the FVEC due to a lack of qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces.

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 is denied entitlement to a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund as he does not have qualifying active service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including the recognized guerrillas, in the Armed Forces of the United States.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of recognized service in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to the need to verify the appellant's service records.

The Veteran's service-connected left eye disability results in light perception only, and she is currently rated at the maximum allowable for one eye with a minimum of 30 percent. The right eye has better than 20/200 vision.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of residuals of cold injury in the right and left lower extremities, as well as encephalitis, were denied.,It is not factually ascertainable from the medical evidence of record that within the year prior to September 30, 2009, the Veteran's service-connected encephalitis warranted a rating of 100 percent.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, as it has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board dismissed the appeal as a substantive appeal was not timely filed following the February 2010 decision denying entitlement to one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the claim for entitlement to nonservice-connected disability pension with special monthly pension (SMP). As a result, the January 2008 administrative decision remains final.