Other conditions Board decisions

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 is denied entitlement to the one-time payment from the FVEC fund.

The Veteran seeks recognition as a former prisoner of war, but the appeal is remanded due to unavailable service personnel and treatment records.

The motion for revision of a prior Board decision on the grounds of CUE was dismissed without prejudice to refiling due to the moving party not being a party to the April 25, 2006 Board decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for colitis, prostate disorder, residuals behind the left eye (claimed as a brain tumor), and arthritis. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's right-sided paralysis is related to his military service, specifically an injury he sustained during active duty in Vietnam. The Board found sufficient evidence to grant service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's essential tremors were not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is therefore denied.

The Veteran's dysthymia has been rated at 100% since July 2, 2001. As a result, the claim for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is moot and dismissed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's pre-existing ichthyosis worsened during service.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic ingrown toenail disability and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an updated medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's avascular necrosis and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining workers' compensation records and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's residuals of a fracture of the maxilla are rated at 10 percent since January 25, 1996. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fatigue is not a chronic disability and does not meet the criteria for service connection as it is associated with her service-connected conditions, including metastatic cancer and major depressive disorder. The claim is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's left hip disability, diagnosed as left hip trochanteric bursitis, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax with thoracotomy scar do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA's rating schedule.

The Veteran's patellofemoral syndrome of the right and left knees is not shown to have resulted in any limitation of motion or functional impairment that would warrant a compensable rating under VA disability evaluation criteria. As such, his claims for initial noncompensable ratings are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for essential tremors, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to military service, including exposure to chemicals during service.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility to VA disability benefits due to a lack of qualifying military service, as certified by the service department.

The Veteran's disability rating for reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the left leg was increased to 40 percent effective October 8, 2008.,From October 16, 2009, when he underwent above-the-knee amputation, his disability is rated at 60 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease with spinal stenosis and foraminal narrowing at L4/5 and L5/S1 is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing.