Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency from August 24, 2006 to January 10, 2012. The disability was characterized by symptoms such as anxiety and panic attacks.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of cardiomegaly and thus service connection for this condition is denied. The claim for service connection for the residuals of a tubal occlusion, status post cannulation, remains pending as new evidence reopened the issue.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his shell fragment wound residuals and a TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and the acquisition of relevant medical records.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for memory loss and sleep impairment has been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. His tinnitus is currently rated at its maximum allowable rating, but his other claims are still under consideration.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for recognition as the surviving spouse of the Veteran, finding that her marriage to the Veteran was not valid due to improper service of divorce documents. As a result, she is ineligible for VA benefits.

The Veteran's death was caused by multiple conditions, including coronary artery disease and ischemic heart disease. The Board finds that service connection for the cause of death is not warranted due to lack of evidence showing a direct relationship between his military service and these conditions. However, the claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 remains pending as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection issue.

The Veteran's skin disability, actinic keratosis, was granted service connection. The Veteran's bilateral elbow disability claim is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause his death, and there is no evidence of a causal relationship between his service-connected conditions and his death. The claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 was also denied as the Veteran did not meet the required criteria.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not have recognized active service in the United States Armed Forces, and therefore is not eligible for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection, and special monthly compensation are being remanded due to the unavailability of his medical records from prior to 2007. The Board is unable to determine what specific disability he was granted service connection for in 1951.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a dental disability, specifically a dental bridge due to trauma incurred during active duty. The evidence did not show any current compensable dental disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and consideration of the applicability of Rice v. Shinseki (2009).

The Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of pension benefits was not timely filed as it came in more than 180 days after the notification of indebtedness.

The Veteran's lung disorder is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his current lung disability. The appeal will be returned to the Board once this development has been completed.

The Veteran's neuralgia of the breast was caused by her June 1998 VA breast reduction surgery, which was a direct result of carelessness or negligence on the part of VA. The additional disability was not foreseeable.

The Veteran's paraplegia was not caused by VA care, but the Board finds it is at least as likely as not that the condition occurred during or due to his VA treatment. However, there is no evidence of negligence on VA's part and the event was reasonably foreseeable.

The Veteran is seeking clarification on his eligibility for and payment calculation of educational assistance benefits under Chapter 33, Title 38 (Post-9/11 GI Bill) and whether an overpayment of these benefits was properly created. The Board has remanded the case to clarify what relief the Veteran seeks from VA in this case.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for left eye blindness and right eye hemianopsia, finding that these conditions are due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident during his active military service. The claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for pigmentary dispersion syndrome of the right eye with secondary glaucoma is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's peptic ulcer disease had its onset in service and is related to his military service, granting his claim for service connection.