Other conditions decisions — 2013

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to reassess the severity of his duodenal ulcer and another examination to determine if he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities. The claims will be reconsidered after these examinations.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant, who was the spouse of the Veteran. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim as it is no longer relevant.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for gout of the right and left great toes, as well as a right foot disorder, are being remanded due to incomplete records and need for additional medical examination.

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, his claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund is denied.

The Veteran asserts that he has a duodenal ulcer as a result of his active military service. The Board finds the claim must be remanded for a VA examination to determine if any duodenal ulcer or similar gastrointestinal disorder is related to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and opinion regarding the relationship between his left saphenous nerve injury residuals and his medial meniscus tear. The initial compensable rating claim will be addressed in a separate decision.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying service for the purposes of receiving a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board has remanded the case due to confusion regarding the timeline of exposure and onset of squamous cell carcinoma, which could affect the determination of whether there is a relationship between service connection and ionizing radiation exposure.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the waiver of recovery of an overpayment of disability compensation benefits in the amount of $3,952.00.

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

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for his left testis atrophy, as he only has atrophy of one testis and no impairment to the right testis.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of qualifying service as per VA regulations and certification from the National Personnel Records Center.

The appellant is not shown or alleged to have served in the service of the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II, and thus is not eligible for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund. The Veteran's death occurred many years prior to the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The appellant's claim for nonservice-connected pension was denied as he does not have qualifying active duty service to establish that he is a Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Grant Medical Center from December 7, 2009 to December 8, 2009 was denied because the Board found that he was stable for transfer to a VA facility on December 7, 2009 and thus precluded further payment/reimbursement.

The Board denied service connection for a menstrual disorder and the claim for an increased rating for right earlobe keloid scar, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or undiagnosed illness.

The Board finds that the Veteran's right hip fracture is due to instability of his service-connected left total knee replacement, and grants service connection for this condition as secondary to the left knee disability.

The Board found that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claim of AVN of the hips being incurred in service, including as a result of exposure to herbicides. As such, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected prolactinoma is currently rated at 10 percent, and the evidence does not support a higher rating due to her reported symptoms of fatigue, constipation, mental sluggishness, weight gain, and body pains. These symptoms are not attributed to her prolactinoma.,Her herpes simplex virus has been rated at 10 percent since May 22, 2007, and the evidence does not support a higher rating.

The Board found that the Veteran's scoliosis is a congenital defect and no other back disability was present during service or until years thereafter. The current back disabilities are not etiologically related to his active military service.