Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional review of recent financial information submitted by the appellant.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a private facility for his burn injuries and subsequent cardiac surgery are covered by VA from January 8, 2004 to January 14, 2004.

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

The Board found that the Veteran's throat cancer did not originate in a location covered by the presumptive service connection for herbicide exposure, and thus denied his claim.

The Veteran's pension benefits were reduced due to his spouse, D.J.B., receiving Social Security income. The Board determined that the common-law marriage between the Veteran and D.J.B. ended in January 2005, which is when VA should have stopped counting her SSA income as part of the Veteran's countable income.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected cold injury residuals contributed significantly or materially to his death. The claim will be returned for further development.

The Board found that the Veteran's net worth during his lifetime was not a bar to pension entitlement with respect to the claim pending at the time of his death, thus granting the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The Board has granted the veteran's request for Hospital, Nursing Home and Domiciliary Care benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1710(a)(2)(G) for the period from July 3, 2008 to July 2, 2009 based on minimum attributable income.

The Board found that there is no evidence of limitation of motion due to osteoporosis and the Veteran's symptoms, including chronic pain, are not a result of osteoporosis. As such, the criteria for an initial compensable rating for steroid-induced osteoporosis have not been met.

The Veteran's death was caused by malignant lymphoma with metastases, which the Board finds is related to his in-service exposure to benzene. The claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The Board is remanding the case to address whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims of service connection for back strain, hamstring pull, and left quadriceps rupture. The AOJ should also adjudicate the Veteran's request to reopen the October 1986 Administrative Decision regarding his dishonorable service period.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected bilateral pes cavus with Achilles tendonitis. The case will be readjudicated after the examination.

The Board has determined that an effective date of August 19, 1997, is warranted for the grant of DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 based on the appellant's claim being reviewed more than one year after the effective date of October 1, 1978.

The VA determined that the Veteran's neck disorder was not incurred or aggravated by her active duty service and denied her claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his gout disorder during an active stage.

The Veteran's service connection claim for penile disorder, manifested by bleeding from the penis, is granted as a presumptive disability due to service in the Gulf War theater of operations. The condition has been objectively indicated since service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's thoracic spine disability and residual disability from heat stroke were not incurred or aggravated during active service, and thus denied these claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed head and spinal cord injuries are not related to his service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for double vision affecting the Veteran's right eye. The left eye disorder is presumed to be due to glaucoma, which is not a service-connected condition.