Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's urticaria has been rated as 10 percent disabling since November 8, 2011. The disability is manifested by outbreaks without laryngeal involvement up to four times per week, lasting no more than two hours and covering less than 20% of her total body and only five percent of the exposed areas.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's otopharyngeal cancer and mandibular cancer, finding that these conditions are due to his presumed in-service herbicide exposure. The claims were reopened based on new evidence submitted since the 1997 denial.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to lack of new and material evidence, including an opinion from Dr. Key that was not considered material.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, finding that there was no nexus between his current condition and his in-service symptoms or presumed Agent Orange exposure. The evidence did not establish continuity of symptomatology from service.

The Veteran's nerve damage to his back and legs is not considered to be due to VA care, treatment, or examination. The Board finds that the event was not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left and right arm disabilities as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC Fund due to lack of qualifying service as per the requirements set by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's HPV infection, diagnosed six months after service separation, is related to her military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for throat cancer, which is presumed to be due to Agent Orange exposure during his military service in Thailand and/or Vietnam, has been remanded for further review by a VA specialist. The case will be readjudicated after the examination.

The Veteran's eligibility for educational assistance under Chapter 30, Title 38, United States Code was terminated on December 31, 1989. The Board found that the law and not the evidence is dispositive in this case, thus denying the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed left leg and arm disabilities are not service-connected, as they do not meet the criteria for direct service connection. The appeal is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed chronic otitis externa of both ears did not have its onset in service or is otherwise related to an event during active military service. The VA examiner found it more likely than not that the current bilateral otitis externa is not due to or related in any way to one episode of treatment for otitis externa treatment noted February 2, 1968 while on active duty.

The Board found that the appellant did not have at least 90 days of active service during a period of war, thus denying his claim for basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current heart disorder manifested by heart murmurs, and therefore service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected injuries did not cause or contribute substantially to his death from esophageal cancer and perforation, as these conditions were not related to his in-service injury.

The VA examiner found no evidence to support the claim that the Veteran's myocardial infarction was caused by VA care, and concluded that the event was not foreseeable.

The Veteran's pension benefits were denied from February 1, 2008 until April 1, 2011 due to income exceeding the maximum annual limit for nonservice-connected disability pension.

The Board has determined that the appellant's annual income exceeded the maximum allowable amount for improved death pension benefits, and thus denied her claim.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder is being remanded due to the VA examiner stating that the Veteran does not have posttraumatic stress disorder, but rather parasomnia. The case will be further developed to determine if parasomnia is related to service-connected Parkinson's disease.

The appeal is being remanded due to the need for a video-conference hearing before the Board.