Other conditions decisions — 2016

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his ALS disability rating was denied as there is no legal basis to grant such a request prior to December 30, 2011.

The Board found that the appellant is not the surviving spouse of the Veteran for VA purposes, and thus denied her claim to reopen the service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing on the issue of service connection for a left eye disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling an examination to determine the current manifestations of his service-connected anal fissures and fistula.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for verification of the Appellant's service from the appropriate United States Service Department.

The Veteran's service connection for loss of teeth #2, #3, #5, #14, #19, and #30 due to dental trauma is granted. The Veteran's GERD disability is currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has not substantially complied with its March 2015 remand directives and the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder must be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for clarification on whether his myeloproliferative disorder includes leukemia and if so, whether it qualifies as a chronic B-cell leukemia. The VA examiner did not clarify these points in the March 2016 examination.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for a psychotic disorder NOS is August 14, 2006.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the Veteran's surviving spouse for purposes of establishing eligibility for VA death benefits due to lack of legal marriage and no children born during or before the marriage.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for VA compensation benefits predicated on disability caused by a 1994 surgery was denied as the earliest claim filed was in August 2009, which is when the current effective date of August 21, 2009 was assigned.

The Veteran seeks service connection for fatigue, sleep disturbance and generalized joint/muscle pain due to undiagnosed illness. The Board has ordered a supplemental examination to determine the nature and etiology of these symptoms.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to a lack of qualifying service in support of the United States Armed Forces.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right Achilles tendon disorder or left Achilles tendonitis, and therefore service connection for these conditions is denied.,Service connection for retained metal fragments of the right second finger remains pending as it was remanded.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for a nonservice-connected disability on January 8, 2013 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center are covered by VA.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and determining the severity of his service-connected chronic ulcer disease with a history of surgery.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a neuromuscular disorder and an enlarged heart have been denied. The claim of increased rating for headaches has also been denied.

The Veteran's idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is etiologically linked to his presumed in-service herbicide exposure, and the Board finds that service connection for this condition should be granted.

The Veteran's spouse is not eligible for CHAMPVA benefits because the Veteran does not have a permanent and total service-connected disability.

The appellant's active service was under other than honorable conditions, which does not meet the basic eligibility criteria for VA education benefits.