Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including his fracture of the right zygoma, did not cause or contribute to his fatal cerebellar hemorrhage. The medical opinion provided by VA indicated no causal connection between the service-connected condition and the death.

The Board has granted service connection for ALS affecting the cervical and lumbosacral spine with a 20 percent evaluation, effective April 6, 2009. The Veteran's appeal regarding earlier effective dates is remanded due to the need for additional medical records.

The appeal is being remanded due to the hearing officer's departure and the appellant requesting a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of syringomyelia, including numbness of the right hand and bilateral lower extremities. The Veteran's original claim for secondary service connection is now moot as his service-connected condition encompasses all claimed symptoms.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic blood disorder or mycoplasma infection, and thus denied the appellant's claims for service connection.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the denial of payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Newark Wayne Hospital on June 26, 2013, pursuant to the Millennium Bill Act.

The Board found that the Veteran's chronic dumping syndrome did not worsen during his military service and was due to its natural progression. Therefore, it denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach disorder was denied as there is no current evidence of such a condition, and the Board finds that he does not currently have this disability.

The Veteran's current eye disabilities are not caused by the October 2005 VA trabeculectomy surgery and related treatment, as determined by VA medical opinions. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the overpayment claim, leading to its dismissal.

The Veteran's claim for treatment in the VA health care system without a co-payment requirement is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claims, including obtaining supporting documentation from members of his investment club.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine the current nature and severity of his service-connected right little finger disability, including any interference with other digits or hand function.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the neck with nerve impingement, including whether his cervical spine disability is permanently worsened by his left shoulder disability. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional VA treatment records, as well as VCAA notice regarding effective dates.

The Veteran was initially found to be entitled to a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disability via an October 1997 rating decision, effective from May 14, 1996. The Appellant's initial application for DEA benefits was received in March 2008 and she was assigned a delimiting date of June 21, 2010, in which to use these benefits. The Board found that the record did not reflect the Appellant had a physical or mental disability preventing her from using her DEA benefits prior to the June 21, 2010, delimiting date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for boil residuals was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his in-service treatment and the Board found that any current boils are not related to service.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have recognized active military service for the purpose of obtaining a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and thus denied legal entitlement to such payment.

The Board has determined that the grant of service connection for cause of the Veteran's death was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, thus restoring service connection.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate notice regarding delimiting dates and extension of such dates in connection with the Veteran's claim for Chapter 30 educational assistance benefits.

The Board denied both nonservice-connected death pension benefits and service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death (DIC) due to lack of qualifying wartime service.