Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's skin condition and bilateral hearing loss disability are granted as service-connected. The squamous cell carcinoma is not related to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the increased rating claim for a heart disability prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the relationship between his service-connected left mastoid process disability and any other musculature disorders in that area. The earlier effective date issue for PTSD will also be addressed.

The Veteran received prior authorization from VA to receive treatment at a non-VA hospital, SCH, on August 3, 2010. The Board finds that the Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of private medical expenses is granted.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran was 'properly hospitalized' by VA at the time of his death, which would allow for payment of burial benefits. The appellant's claim will be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's laceration of the right forehead is rated at 30 percent since July 3, 2006. The issue of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for degenerative changes of the right hand prior to February 28, 2007, and a 10 percent rating thereafter remains pending.

The Veteran's service does not meet the threshold requirements for VA pension benefits as he did not serve during a period of war.

The claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC fund is denied because the decedent's spouse did not file a claim within the required timeframe following the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which he died prior to.

The appellant has withdrawn his appeal of the December 2010 Income Verification Match decision, including the denial of waiver of overpayment. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Veteran's death was determined to be due to cancer of the lungs, which is presumed service-connected based on herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise and granted DIC benefits.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing. The TDIU claim remains pending.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not submit new and material evidence to reopen her claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic pain syndrome, hiatal hernia, and Bell's palsy as they were not shown to have been incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and a determination of whether she is entitled to a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis.

The Veteran's mitral valve prolapse is presumed to be related to service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed dental disability was not caused or aggravated by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment on the part of VA in furnishing hospital care, medical or surgical treatment, nor was it the result of an event not reasonably foreseeable. As such, the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a dental disability has been denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hydrocephalus and SIADH are not related to service, including toxic metal or chemical exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service was with the Philippine Scouts and not with the United States Armed Forces, which means he does not meet the legal requirement for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.

The Board found that the overpayment of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 (MGIB) was properly created due to an extension of the school's term, and denied the Veteran's appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic PID and its residuals, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing PID worsened during her military service.