Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's son, B.T., is not recognized as a helpless child due to the combined disability rating never reaching 30%.

The Board denied the claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of qualifying service as per the service department's findings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left elbow disorder, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between his current condition and his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of onychomycosis, and a new opinion is needed from a qualified examiner.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for anal fissure, right eye disability, respiratory condition, headache disability, low back strain, hypertension, left ankle scar, and anemia have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. These issues are now remanded for further development.,A VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any rectal disability (to include anal fissure) the Veteran may have had during the appeal period.

The Board denied requests for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased SMC rates due to lack of prior claims within one year before the date of receipt of the forms.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 due to a stroke resulting from VA treatment is being remanded due to inadequate medical opinion and incomplete records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records from Miners Hospital in Frostburg, Maryland. The AOJ must attempt to secure these records and provide addendum examination reports addressing the nature and etiology of the claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to new contentions raised by the Veteran and his representative, requiring an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The appeal was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and cause of death due to prostate cancer, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's in-service exposure to ionizing radiation and his current condition.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, as their claims do not survive their deaths.

The Veteran's lichen simplex chronicus, right instep was granted a 60% rating effective May 4, 2011. The earlier effective date is based on the fact that constant systemic therapy (including corticosteroids and phototherapy) had been required for the past 12 months.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of malaria, finding that the Veteran's statements and testimony as to the onset and continuity of his malaria symptoms are credible. The Board resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, concluding that he incurred residuals of malaria during his active service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for his right thigh muscle disability was denied, and the claim for TDIU from March 20, 2008 to August 27, 2010 remains pending.

The Board denied service connection for a prostate disability, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were not incurred in or related to his military service. The evidence did not support presumptive service connection based on herbicide agent exposure.

The Board denied service connection for a pre-existing spine injury, finding that the evidence clearly and unmistakably showed the Veteran had a preexisting spinal cord injury prior to service and that it was not aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left epididymitis (also claimed as varicocele and swollen left testicle) was denied because the condition does not involve any infection or treatment for infection, but results in symptoms of pain/tenderness and swelling of the left testicle that impact sexual functioning.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for cause of death due to new and material evidence. However, the case is remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine if esophageal cancer was caused by exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (FLC) on an accrued basis, entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC). The complexity of the medical questions at issue requires further development.