Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for sterility and a bilateral hand disorder. The decision is final, and the Veteran's request to reopen his claim of service connection for sterility was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. Service connection for a bilateral hand disorder was also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to additional evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as the Board finds that service connection for venous insufficiency as secondary to the service-connected bilateral postphlebitic syndrome is not warranted.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a left arm disability, which he claims is related to an in-service motorcycle accident. The Board has ordered additional development including obtaining records from Dr. Bryan and scheduling the Veteran for a VA orthopedic examination.

The Board has determined that the appellant had no qualifying service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces. Therefore, they are not eligible for the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The appellant's service as a recognized guerrilla with the Philippine Army was not verified by the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), leading to a denial of his claim for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The appellant's service records have been certified by the National Personnel Records Center as not including recognized guerrilla or Philippine Commonwealth Army service. As a result, he is not eligible for payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Veteran's claim for additional educational assistance under the Post-9/10 GI Bill is denied as he has already used all of his Chapter 30 benefits, limiting him to unused entitlement under Chapter 33.

The Board has determined that additional development of the Veteran's records and a medical opinion are necessary to determine if his death was caused by exposure to herbicides in service, which would allow for presumptive service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records, lack of a detailed opinion regarding head injury residuals, and need for an orthopedic examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing cardiac arrhythmia, paroxysmal tachycardia, was not aggravated by his military service and granted service connection based on a finding of clear and unmistakable evidence of its existence prior to service.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than January 19, 1996 for the grant of service connection for cause of death. The appellant's August 1975 correspondence was not considered a pending informal claim to reopen the previously denied claim.

The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's impotence to his military service and denied all claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder of the right forearm and for an increased rating for his left elbow injury. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current skin condition, nor could it be linked to military service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his respiratory disorder, which may be related to service exposure to asbestos. The case will be reviewed again after the examination.

The Veteran has a fungal disability of the groin, feet, legs and ears that is likely the result of disease incurred during active military service.

The Veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of pension benefits was not timely submitted, as it was received more than 180 days after the notification of indebtedness. The Board found that the Veteran did not file his request within the required timeframe.

The Veteran's service connection claim for multiple myeloma is granted due to exposure to herbicides during his active duty in Korea.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have Harada's disease (including VKH with blindness) that is the result of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for issuance of a Statement of the Case (SOC) on the issue of payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Walter Reed Medical Center on November 15, 2007.