Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a one-time payment from the FVEC due to lack of qualifying service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's esophageal cancer. The appeal is pending until further action is taken.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The Board found that the Veteran did not properly complete a VA Form 22-1990, which was submitted in November 2009, and thus it does not constitute an irrevocable election of Chapter 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. As a result, the appeal is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's right foot hammertoe deformity.

The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for residuals of cholecystectomy was denied prior to October 6, 2008. For the period beginning on October 6, 2008, her claim for a higher initial evaluation was also denied.

The Veteran's panic disorder was manifested by symptoms that more nearly approximated occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, but not occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for gastritis since May 7, 1996 and denied an increased evaluation for neck injury.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of asbestosis and concluded that the Veteran's moderate restrictive disorder was not etiologically related to his military service. The appeal is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's BCCs are related to his time in active duty service, specifically exposure to tropical sun during his service in Vietnam.

The Board determined that N.S.B. met the criteria for a surviving spouse and granted her eligibility for VA benefits as the Veteran's surviving spouse.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection for a skin disorder, to include as due to Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran's testimony regarding continuity of symptoms since service and his in-service exposure to herbicides supports reopening the claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional medical records, as well as clarification on whether he wishes a DRO hearing.

The Board has granted an initial compensable rating of 30 percent for the service-connected pulmonary embolism, effective from December 21, 2006.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an effective date later than October 1, 2007, for the discontinuance of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) payments because the death of the Veteran's surviving spouse occurred on October [redacted], 2007. The effective date is set as the last day of the month before her death.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left hip strain with degenerative joint disease was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for an evaluation higher than 10 percent.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a pulmonary disability was granted due to the evidence showing he had interstitial lung disease and asbestos exposure, which contributed to his death from pulmonary fibrosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's parotid cancer, which caused his death in July 2007, is related to service. Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The Board finds that the Veteran's currently manifested low back disorders, including scoliosis and degenerative joint disease, are at least as likely as not related to his service or the first post-service year. The claim is granted.

The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected status post right mandibular condylar fracture was denied. The Veteran also withdrew his appeal regarding asbestos exposure.