Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral calf disability was not incurred in service and is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected pes planus. The criteria for entitlement to TDIU were also not met.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's eye disorders, including cataracts, allergic conjunctivitis, and dry eyes, are not related to his military service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal regarding the reopening of a claim for service connection for liver disease. As a result, the Board has dismissed the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to address whether the Veteran's duodenal ulcer is related to service or PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's Crohn's disease has been rated at a 60 percent disability rating since November 8, 2004. The evaluation was increased to 60 percent effective June 5, 2006.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to waive an overpayment of $7,911.03 in education benefits due to concurrent receipt of Chapter 33 and Chapter 31 programs, finding that recovery would be against equity and good conscience.

The appellant is not eligible for a non-service connected pension because he did not serve in the U.S. Armed Forces and is not considered to have performed active military, naval, or air service for the United States.

The Veteran's throat cancer is found to be related to his presumed exposure to Agent Orange during service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's uveitis of the left eye is rated at 10 percent, with an additional 10 percent for pain. The appeal was granted.

The Veteran's total abdominal hysterectomy, which included removal of only one ovary, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted as the evidence does not show removal of both ovaries and uterus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left eye cataract, status post cataract and lens removal is due to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for fatigue, as due to an undiagnosed illness, is denied. The Board finds that there is no current evidence of a diagnosed disability and the Veteran has not provided any medical treatment or documentation related to his claimed fatigue.

The Board found that the treatment received at Halifax Medical Center on September 4, 2009 was not for a medical emergency of such nature that a prudent layperson would have reasonably expected delay in seeking immediate medical attention to be hazardous to life or health. Therefore, the claim will be denied.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of additional dependency compensation benefits for his children has been granted. The claim for waiver of recovery of overpayment of dependency compensation benefits in the amount of $2,742.27 is pending and will be adjudicated by the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a comprehensive medical examination to assess the impact of his service-connected disabilities on employment, and scheduling an eye examination.

The Veteran's daughter is not eligible for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund as she does not meet the eligibility criteria.

The Veteran's death occurred before the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which established a one-time payment fund for veterans who served in the Philippines during World War II. As the Veteran did not file a claim prior to his death, the appellant is not eligible for benefits under this fund.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development regarding the validity of the appellant's divorce from the Veteran, including a review of Louisiana law.

The Veteran died from nonservice-connected causes and was buried shortly after death. The appellant filed a claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits more than two years after the burial, which is outside of the prescribed filing deadline. Therefore, the claim is denied.