Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left foot disability, including a stress fracture and metatarsalgia, is related to his active military service. As such, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board found that the overpayment of VA compensation benefits was properly created due to the Veteran's failure to notify VA of his divorce and remarriage within a year, resulting in an overpayment.

The Veteran requested withdrawal of the appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for right thumb and long finger disabilities, which was granted prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's service-connected GSW of the abdomen with retained foreign body and partial splenectomy is rated at 10 percent. A separate 20 percent rating for a splenectomy has been granted.

The Board has determined that the Appellant does not have recognized active military service as required to establish eligibility for Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund benefits, and therefore denies the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of cellulitis of the left foot are related to his military service and grants this claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development of the Veteran's claims file, including obtaining treatment records and providing an opinion on the etiology of his current bilateral eye disability.

The service department has certified that the appellant had no service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including the recognized guerrillas, in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, thus denying his claim for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board denied the appeal as the eligibility termination date for Vocational Rehabilitation benefits was determined to be proper based on the law and evidence presented.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for reimbursement of travel expenses for treatment at the Huntington, West Virginia VA healthcare system from August 16 to August 19, 2010.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing right foot injury, third toe, was aggravated by active military service and is therefore entitled to service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's Guillain-Barre syndrome is causally related to service and granted his claim.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including providing proper notice and obtaining VA treatment records. The case will be readjudicated after the additional development.

The Board has remanded the cause-of-death claim due to inadequate medical opinions and missing volumes of the claims file. The Appellant's attorney requested additional development, including obtaining a new VA physician opinion that discusses the underlying rationale for the causation of death.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of January 31, 1969 for service connection and a 20 percent rating for traumatic chest wall injury with retained bullet in the right lung is granted. The issue of CUE in the March 1969 rating decision is dismissed as the appeal has been fully resolved.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected psychophysiological musculoskeletal reaction, to include tremors of the neck and head, has been dismissed as he is satisfied with the partial grant of benefits.

The Board determined that VA properly terminated the appellant's DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, finding that the care provided by Delmar Gardens on the Green was not covered under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of Bell's Palsy have been manifested by mild weakness of the left facial muscles and occasional swelling, but findings of severe incomplete paralysis are not demonstrated. The Board finds that an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.

The Veteran's right 2nd hammertoe disability is entitled to a temporary total rating based on the need for convalescence following December 21, 2007 surgery until April 30, 2008.

The Veteran incurred an overpayment of VA benefits due to receiving additional compensation for a dependent spouse (I.) from September 2001 to April 2004, when he was not legally married to her. The Board found that recovery would create undue financial hardship and granted a waiver for the portion of the debt related to this period.