Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate representation and procedural issues.

The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of PTSD and denied the claim based on insufficient evidence linking insomnia to service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a new examination and consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding his stomach cramps during service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board found that the Veteran's organic brain syndrome was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred in service. The evidence does not support a finding of chronic disability resulting from an injury suffered during service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a worsening of the appellant's costochondritis condition and new pertinent medical evidence added to the file.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of submucous resection do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board denied the claim for macular degeneration as there is no evidence linking it to his military service or service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a lung disability was denied as there is no evidence showing that the current lung disability began during or was caused by his active military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right knee disorders. The RO is instructed to schedule a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of any current knee disability, including degenerative joint disease. If any benefit sought on appeal remains denied, the case should be returned to the Board for further action.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and thus the Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims.

The Veteran's bursitis, tendinosis, and arthrosis of the left shoulder are related to his active service. The Board finds that service connection is warranted for these conditions.

The Board found that the preponderance of evidence is against finding a respiratory disorder, to include residuals of pneumonia, was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board cannot proceed with the merits of these claims as he is no longer alive.

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses provided by Saint Vincent Medical Group from March 26, 2008, to March 28, 2008 is denied because the treatment was not rendered in a medical emergency and VA facilities were feasibly available.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability has been productive of occupational and social impairment that more nearly reduced reliability and productivity than deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 50 percent rating.

The Board is unable to make a determination on the merits of the Veteran's claim due to conflicting medical evidence regarding the onset and etiology of his lung disability. The case is being remanded for further clarification.

The Veteran's service with the Philippine Scouts from May 1946 to April 1949 does not qualify for VA death pension benefits due to a specific exclusion in the law.

The Board determined that the appellant does not have recognized active military service for the purpose of obtaining the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and therefore denied legal entitlement to this benefit.

The Board finds that there is no evidence of a claim for VA death benefits filed in 1997 or on June 23, 2008. The earliest document indicating such a claim was the September 3, 2008 letter from VA to the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and extension of a 100% disability evaluation for malignant neoplasms of the genitourinary system was denied as there is no evidence prior to November 24, 2008 indicating intent to apply for service connection.