Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing. The non-service-connected pension claim remains pending.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund as she did not have service in the United States Armed Forces, including recognized guerrillas.

The Board found that nail fungus, left hand was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Veteran is seeking an increased evaluation for his service-connected bilateral defective hearing, with perforated eardrums and bilateral tympanoplasties. The RO must schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied because the epidural spinal injection was performed at a private facility and VA does not have direct day-to-day supervisory control over that facility.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the addition of his spouse as a dependent was denied because the earliest notice regarding this dependency occurred on February 14, 2011, which is when the effective date would be set.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right thigh result in subjective complaints of pain but do not meet the criteria for an initial rating greater than 40 percent. The scar associated with his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right thigh is well-healed and does not cause limited motion or exceed 12 square inches.

The Veteran seeks service connection for chronic pain syndrome, but the evidence does not support this claim. The Board finds that the Veteran's chronic pain is related to his service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood and back disability.

The Board has granted a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension payments in the amount of $14,499 due to fault on the part of VA and financial hardship.

The Board has remanded the case due to potential missing service treatment records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has current residuals from an in-service injury.

The Veteran's bilateral patellofemoral syndrome has been rated at 10 percent for each knee, effective November 19, 2005.

The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's heart disability, finding that his condition did not warrant a higher rating prior to January 14, 2010. The claim for TDIU was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran seeks service connection for an eye disability, which he attributes to a head injury sustained during service. The case is being remanded due to the need for clarification of additional service treatment records and for an addendum VA examination.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine the validity of overpayment debts created in 2000 and 2008, including accounting for income and expenses during those years. The Veteran is also requested to provide information about his marriage notification process.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right and left elbow disorders have been remanded due to inadequate development, including the need to obtain VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) disability benefits application records. The case will be readjudicated after these records are obtained.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain medical opinions and VA treatment records, as well as to ensure that all due process requirements are met.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination, and readjudicating the claim of service connection for DJD of the bilateral lower extremities.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by or substantially contributed to by a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current skin disorder was incurred during his active military service, and thus grants service connection for a skin disorder.

The Board dismissed the appeal because no NOD was filed regarding the effective date of a TDIU award.