Other conditions Board decisions

The Board determined that the appellant did not have qualifying service with the United States Armed Forces, and therefore does not meet the criteria for legal entitlement to the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces. Therefore, he does not meet the basic eligibility criteria for establishing entitlement to the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Veteran does not have a bilateral leg disorder separate from his service-connected knee and back disabilities. The Board denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have a chronic disability characterized by symptoms of chest pain during active service or at any point during the appeal period, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an extension of the delimiting date for receiving educational assistance benefits under Chapter 30 was denied as there is no clear medical evidence that a program of education was medically infeasible prior to the basic statutory delimiting period.

The Board found that the Veteran's current facial skin disorders, including squamous cell carcinoma and solar keratoses, are not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The preponderance of evidence is against the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin rash was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition. The issue of an initial compensable evaluation for hearing loss remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to March 4, 2009. The RO has granted TDIU effective from March 4, 2009, but the Board finds that the case should be submitted to the Director, Compensation and Pension Service for extra-schedular consideration.

The Veteran's residuals of a left ulnar fracture have been evaluated as 10 percent disabling, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The claims for increased evaluations are denied.

The Board has determined that new and relevant service personnel records have been associated with the claims file, which could not have been obtained when VA initially decided the claim. As a result, the case is being remanded for reconsideration of the issue of service connection for anaplastic lymphoma.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a more detailed examination by a VA examiner.

The Board finds that the Veteran's death was caused by ischemic cardiomyopathy, which is a disease presumptively service-connected for former POWs. The appellant's statements and testimony support her claim that the Veteran was taken prisoner during his World War II service but managed to escape before being sent to a POW camp.

The Veteran's Hodgkin's lymphoma is service-connected as secondary to exposure to benzene during active duty.,His pernicious anemia, diagnosed concurrently with his Hodgkin's lymphoma, is also service-connected as secondary to the same exposure.

The Veteran's back injury and numbness in the left foot are not deemed to be caused by VA treatment, including physical therapy during an Agent Orange examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the current nature and severity of his service-connected varicose veins of the right and left lower extremities. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the rating claims.

The Veteran is seeking to reopen his claims of service connection for bilateral hip disorder, arguing that the previous decisions were based on incorrect or incomplete evidence.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeal for a TDIU rating, and the Board does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and lack of detail in the previous decision. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a visual impairment is being returned to the RO/AMC for further development.

The Board has granted an effective date of January 24, 1995 for additional compensation for the Veteran's spouse based on previously established dependent status.