Other conditions decisions — 2014

The appellant does not have recognized active military service for the purpose of obtaining a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for lymphatic cancer and myasthenia gravis, which are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service. The VA will provide further medical opinions to determine if these conditions are causally related to service.

The Veteran's effective date for additional compensation for his dependent spouse, D.E.H., is granted as of June 5, 1991.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses on February 19, 2010, were not covered by VA because prior authorization was not obtained. The treatment provided did not involve a service-connected condition or one held to be aggravating a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to revoke her election for Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits, finding that it was irrevocable as of June 12, 2011.

The Board found that the Veteran's net worth is not excessive and does not preclude him from receiving nonservice-connected pension benefits, given his life expectancy and potential rate of depletion.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right hand sprain is not related to his in-service injury and denied service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are currently rated at 10 percent each, with no evidence of more than slight limitation of motion. The claims for increased ratings are denied.

The Veteran does not have a skin rash on the groin, neck and/or lips that is related to his service. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The Veteran's myelodysplastic syndrome is found to be related to his in-service exposure to herbicides, specifically Agent Orange. As the Veteran served in Vietnam during the requisite period and there is competent medical evidence linking his condition to his service, service connection for myelodysplastic syndrome due to herbicide exposure is granted.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for pneumothorax, finding that there was no evidence to support a finding of aggravation during ACDUTRA service.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his service-connected benign obstructive prostatism was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent since January 10, 2013.

The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection for cholangiocarcinoma, and thus denied the claim. The cause of death claim is remanded due to insufficient development.

The Veteran's right groin strain has been rated at 10 percent disabling since May 1, 2013.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for consideration of an extraschedular evaluation for laryngeal hypersensitivity under 38 C.F.R. § 3.321(b)(1).

The Veteran died at his residence and was not in receipt of service-connected compensation or nonservice-connected pension benefits at the time of his death. Therefore, he is not eligible for VA burial benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for gallbladder disability and colon polyps, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have Behcet's disease and thus service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has received notification from the appellant that he wishes to withdraw his appeal concerning the issue of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of right hand and left leg problems.

The Veteran's post-operative left inguinal hernia has been rated at 10 percent, effective February 23, 2001. The TTR for convalescence following the August 2010 surgery is granted.