Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund due to lack of qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, as determined by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).

The Veteran seeks service connection for pancreatitis, which he claims was caused by medication prescribed for his service-connected knee disabilities. The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development and medical opinions.

The Board determined that the character of the Appellant's service from November 1968 to June 1970 is a bar to VA benefits due to willful misconduct, and as such, he cannot receive VA benefits.

The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether a current psychiatric disability may be related to the Veteran's active service, and grants his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for accrued benefits and non-service-connected death pension benefits are denied as there was no pending claim at the time of her husband's death, and he did not have qualifying service.

The Board found that the Veteran's paralysis and cramping of the bilateral upper and lower extremities were not incurred in service or related to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's bilateral thumb disorder, including CTS, is not related to his military service and the Board finds that there is no etiological relationship between any current thumb disorders and his active duty.

The Veteran asserts a lung disability related to service, including exposure to asbestos. The case is remanded for further development and examination.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current right Achilles tendon partial tear with fibrosis is not causally or etiologically related to active military service, including his in-service diagnosis of plantar fasciitis, and it is not caused or permanently worsened by his service-connected left Achilles tendonitis.

The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the definition of a fugitive felon and therefore, the debt created due to his status as a fugitive felon was invalid. As such, waiver of recovery is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of cold injury to the hands and feet have been granted. However, his claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability secondary to corneal scars in the left eye remains pending.

The Veteran's post-operative residuals of spontaneous left pneumothorax have not resulted in the required pulmonary function test results to warrant a rating higher than 10 percent.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current bilateral eye disorders to his military service, and denied the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, currently diagnosed as an adjustment disorder and depressed mood.

The Board has determined that the appellant's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Banner Gateway Medical Center on March 13, 2012 and March 14, 2012 were eligible for payment by VA due to the nature of his emergency condition and the unavailability of VA facilities.

The Board determined that the change of the Veteran's means test eligibility category from exempt to required for pharmacy care was proper, but denied the appeal as there is no doubt to be resolved.

The Board determined that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as no additional evidence was submitted by the appellant since the prior final disallowance.

The Veteran's service-connected urinary tract infection has been rated at a noncompensable rating prior to November 25, 2013. Effective from September 25, 2007, the Veteran is entitled to a 20 percent disability rating for this condition.,Throughout the appeal period, the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent have not been met.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for cellulitis of the bilateral lower extremities, which is secondary to his service-connected left inguinal herniorrhaphy, has been remanded by the Board due to a request for a new hearing.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of service records from the NPRC. The appellant's claim for nonservice-connected pension is pending and will be reconsidered after the additional information is obtained.