Other conditions decisions — 2013

The Board has determined that the appellant is not a veteran and therefore ineligible for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board denied the appellant's claim of being recognized as the surviving spouse of the Veteran for VA death benefits due to their divorce prior to the Veteran's death and lack of remarriage or cohabitation.

The Board has remanded the case for further verification of the appellant's spouse's service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas. The appeal is now pending again with instructions to verify this information.

The appellant is not eligible for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to the lack of legal entitlement under the law.

The Veteran's son is seeking educational assistance benefits for his high school education, but the Board denied this claim as there were no legal grounds to support it.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the legal requirements for obtaining a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund and thus denied his claim.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a back injury. The appeal is currently in the process of being returned to the RO via the AMC.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for defective vision, which was previously denied in February 1992. As a result, the claim remains denied.

The Veteran's death was caused by gastric cancer with metastasis to the liver. The claim is being remanded for further investigation into whether his exposure to nuclear weaponry on board USS Shasta contributed to his terminal condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to duty to notify and duty to assist, as well as a need for an opinion regarding the cause of death.

The Board has determined that a disability rating of 30 percent is warranted for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of severed radial nerve of the right thumb, status-post repair.

The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran's neck disorder is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected low back disability.

The appellant is not eligible for VA benefits based on status as the child of the Veteran due to his age and marital status.

The Board denied the appellant's claim, finding that her husband was discharged under other than honorable conditions due to a prolonged period of unauthorized absence without leave (AWOL), and there were no compelling circumstances warranting such an extended AWOL. The appeal is not about service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lesions on the body and a lung disorder, finding that new evidence did not warrant reopening of the claims and that the conditions were not related to his military service.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of otitis media and there is no evidence of such condition during service. The Board finds that the claim for service connection for otitis media must be denied.

The Board found no evidence to support a service connection for the Veteran's neck disorder, concluding that the condition is not related to his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's residuals of a non-displaced fracture of the right third metatarsal, including arthritis, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's appeal for TDIU was withdrawn. The Board denied the claim of entitlement to compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a heart murmur resulting from VA treatment on November 7, 2006.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no jurisdiction remains for adjudicating the merits of this claim.