Other conditions decisions — 2013

The Board found that the Veteran's right elbow epicondylitis did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating, and thus denied his claim for an increased evaluation.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing VA treatment records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for myasthenia gravis, finding that it was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected heart murmur.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current disability of malaria and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for trigeminal neuralgia, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability, is being remanded due to conflicting opinions and the need for further examination by a neurologist.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right testicle pain and epididymal cysts are not related to his injury in service, thus denying service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's character of discharge is under conditions other than honorable due to willful and persistent misconduct, including disobeying a lawful order and going AWOL for 86 days. As such, his benefits are barred.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence of record regarding the appellant's and her child's income, specifically Social Security Administration benefits. The RO/AMC must obtain these records and recalculate the countable income before determining eligibility for nonservice-connected death pension.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 10 percent disability rating for his service-connected old healed fractures of the left hand and non conversion features, claimed as paralysis of the ulnar nerve, is denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for adenocarcinoma of the prostate.

The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of entitlement to recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for VA purposes due to new evidence submitted, but denied her claim on the merits.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not have qualifying service with the United States Armed Forces, and therefore is not a veteran for purposes of receiving benefits from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces. Therefore, he is not eligible for the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Veteran is seeking reimbursement for unauthorized private medical expenses incurred at Putnam Medical Center on July 27, 2009. The appeal will be remanded to determine if the emergency treatment was necessary and if a VA facility was feasibly available.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have recognized active military service for the purpose of obtaining a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund, and thus denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying service and therefore is not a veteran for purposes of receiving benefits from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The VA determined that the appellant had no service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces. Therefore, he is not eligible for a one-time payment from the FVEC fund.

The appellant's recognized guerrilla service from June 1945 to February 1946 is not qualifying military service for the purposes of entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits, and thus the claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of a head wound or right thumb wound, and therefore cannot establish service connection for these conditions. Additionally, the Veteran's only service was with recognized guerrilla forces and Philippine Army, which does not qualify him for nonservice-connected pension benefits.