Other conditions Board decisions

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was made.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to a lack of qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces.

The Veteran's burial expenses are eligible for a plot or interment allowance as the Veteran was buried in a private cemetery and not in a national cemetery. The claim is granted.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the validity of a debt stemming from an advanced payment for Post 9/10 GI Bill (Chapter 33) education benefits, and there is no longer any question of fact or law remaining before the Board.

The Board denied a request for waiver of recovery of an advance payment of educational assistance benefits in the amount of $3,000.00 due to the debt being valid and not against equity and good conscience.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with anxious mood resulted in occupational and social impairment, but not total social impairment. The condition caused deficiencies in most areas such as work, thinking, and mood.

The appellant's claim for death pension benefits was denied as her income exceeded the maximum allowed limit.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals, status post-fractures, of the long and ring fingers of the left hand, as well as the ring and little fingers of the right hand. The evidence did not show that these disabilities warranted a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral foot condition is related to his active duty service, and thus service connection for a bilateral foot disorder is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder and lung disorder, as well as his claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus. The decision found no new and material evidence to reopen the bilateral eye disorder claim, and there was no evidence of a current chronic lung disability or exposure to Agent Orange that would support service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran did not sustain an injury, disease, or event manifesting in a bilateral leg disorder during active service and that his current bilateral leg disorder is not related to service.

The Board has determined that a spur at C4-5 was incurred in service, granting the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for thalassemia, finding that there was clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition pre-existed service and had not been aggravated by military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for blurred vision is granted as a result of reopening the claim based on new and material evidence. However, his claim for service connection due to an undiagnosed illness in the Persian Gulf War remains denied.

The Veteran's service-connected onychomycosis of the right and left feet has been rated at 10 percent, effective April 30, 2007. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted as there is no evidence of involvement of more than 5% of the entire body or exposed areas affected.

The Veteran seeks an effective date prior to July 10, 2006, for the grant of special monthly pension benefits based on the need for aid and attendance. The RO has denied this claim as there is no evidence or request for such benefits prior to July 10, 2006.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current deep vein thrombosis is not related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional private treatment records related to his larynx cancer and its residuals.

The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma of the right piriform sinus with massive right neck adenopathy and/or squamous cell carcinoma of the right base of the tongue, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are not presumed to be related to his service or herbicide exposure. The claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the appellant is not a surviving spouse for the purposes of eligibility to VA death benefits due to a lack of continuous cohabitation from the time of marriage until the Veteran's death.