Other conditions Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a bilateral leg disability or recurrent nose bleeds related to service and denied the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's daughter D.D.G. was added as a dependent effective May 18, 1987 until her 18th birthday. The claim for an earlier effective date for the addition of his spouse S.K. is denied.

The Veteran's appeal involves claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for vision loss and service connection for an aneurysm, which is currently pending due to the need for additional development.

The Board has received a withdrawal of appeal from the appellant, and thus the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $14,732.00 due to fault on the part of the Veteran and lack of undue hardship.

The Board has determined that the Veteran submitted a timely substantive appeal with respect to an October 2006 rating decision denying entitlement to compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for a dental disorder.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, including bilateral hallux valgus.

The Veteran's chronic lymphocytic leukemia was not shown in service or for many years thereafter, and there is no competent evidence linking the condition to service.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including in the recognized guerrillas, to establish eligibility for payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board found no evidence of a current right foot disability or head/brain injury, and thus denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.,There is insufficient medical evidence to establish that any current vision problems, headaches, or head pain are related to the Veteran's period of active military service.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for ulcerative colitis was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of malnutrition, despite severe symptoms and frequent attacks.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying service and therefore is not eligible for the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability aggravated his current left hip disorder. The claim will be returned to the Board after further development.

The Board denied service connection for malignant astrocytoma due to undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, and the cause of death claim. The Veteran's astrocytoma was not considered a qualifying condition under VA regulations.

The Board found that the Veteran's respiratory and gastrointestinal problems are not related to his service, including exposure to chemical agents during testing at Edgewood Arsenal. The loss of feeling in his fingers and feet was also not linked to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for impotence, including as secondary to his service-connected residuals of bilateral renal calculi and to include bladder cancer. The claim was also denied for a rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of bilateral renal calculi and for an effective date prior to May 8, 2002, for the grant of a 30 percent rating for residuals of bilateral renal calculi.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral cavus foot deformity, finding that the condition was a congenital disease and not incurred or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to inadequate reasons and bases provided by the Board for concluding that his sensory deficit in the left lower extremity did not result in more than moderate incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve. The case will be returned to the RO/AMC for a new examination.

The Board has ordered further development due to the inadequacy of prior VA examinations and remanded for additional examination. The Veteran's service connection claims for right and left elbow disorders are now pending.

The Board found no evidence of a left foot disorder during service or for many years after service, and the Veteran's statements regarding continuity of symptoms since service were deemed not credible. The Board concluded that there is insufficient competent medical evidence to establish a causal relationship between the current left foot disorder and military service.