Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected retropatellar pain syndrome of the right and left knees have been rated at 10 percent each since September 7, 2002. The RO has granted initial evaluations in excess of 10 percent for both knees.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and providing a new VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current neurologic disability of the left lower extremity.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's leukemia was related to his military service. The appellant must provide additional evidence or respond to the SSOC before the case is returned to the Board.

The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing right ear condition did not increase in severity during his service and is not otherwise related to his military service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim of entitlement to service connection for neurally mediated hypotension, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and the appellant missed the one-year deadline to file for accrued benefits.

The Board denied an extra-schedular rating for the Veteran's service-connected coccygodynia, currently rated as 10 percent. The Veteran failed to report to a scheduled October 2011 VA examination and his claim was denied due to failure to provide good cause.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's current sinus disorder is not causally or etiologically related to his time in service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right leg disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied his claim.

CS is not considered a dependent for purposes of additional compensation throughout the appeal.,SB was added as a dependent effective November 9, 2010.

The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a complete clinical review and opinion from Dr. E.S.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability evaluation for his inguinal hernia repair is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for further development due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board found that the apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits for the months of January through April 2008 was not appropriate and granted an apportionment starting May 1, 2008.

The Veteran died of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, which is not a disease presumed to be associated with Agent Orange exposure. Service connection for the cause of death was denied as there is no evidence linking the leukemia to service or presumptive exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ was received by VA on May 14, 2009. The Board found that the earliest effective date is May 14, 2009.

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 Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his inability to attend the scheduled hearing. He requested a Travel Board hearing instead.

The VA determined that the appellant did not have service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces. Therefore, he is denied eligibility for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.