Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals are rated at 60 percent, and his impotence with penile deformity is rated at 20 percent. The combined rating is 70 percent. The Board finds the evidence in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone preclude him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Holmes Regional Medical Center from February 8, 2005 to February 15, 2005 is denied as the evidence shows that he was stable for transfer to a VA facility on February 7, 2005.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining confirmation of service in Vietnam and scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's throat cancer. The hearing loss disability claim will also be scheduled for an audiometric evaluation.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a lung disorder has been granted. However, the evidence does not support a finding that his current respiratory disorder is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses provided by Allegiance Health from February 2, 2009, to February 3, 2009 is denied as the preponderance of evidence does not show prior authorization and the treatment was not rendered in an emergency situation.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee is being remanded due to a need for updated medical findings and a VA joints examination.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred on April 25, 2009, at a non-VA facility is denied because he did not receive VA care within the 24 months preceding the private treatment.

The Board has determined that the appellant did not have the requisite service to qualify for payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and thus denied his claim.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund as he did not have qualifying service in the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces.

The VA denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of service in the United States Armed Forces.

The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the denial of service connection for schizoid personality or tinnitus. The Veteran's claims were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 2, 1977 for the grant of service connection for schizoaffective disorder based on continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has ordered a remand for further development of the Veteran's claims, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected scars have been granted increased ratings of 10% each for the residuals of right and left herniorrhaphies. The Court affirmed these decisions, but noted that an increased rating for his bilateral inguinal hernias is warranted based on a recent hospitalization in August 2010.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $653.34 was solely due to VA error and not the Veteran's responsibility, thus granting the waiver.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a fractured left calcaneus are currently rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum rating available under the applicable diagnostic code.,Prior to September 15, 2008, the Veteran's service-connected residuals of pelvic fractures were rated as 20 percent disabling. Since then, her disability has been recharacterized and rated as 20 percent disabling.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hand disability, specifically a fracture of the 5th metacarpal with pain and intermittent spasm, is related to his military service.

The Veteran's right knee disability, including a lateral meniscus tear and degenerative joint disease, is currently rated at 10 percent for the tear. The limitation of extension associated with these conditions has not been found to warrant an increased rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for the residuals of a head injury was previously denied in 1983. New evidence has been submitted, but it does not establish new facts necessary to reopen the case.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an examination to determine if any current back disorders are related to service, including a fall in service. The Veteran's claim for depression secondary to his back disability is also on appeal.