Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for temporomandibular joint disorder/syndrome and an effective date prior to April 27, 2006 for migraine headaches. The evidence did not establish a direct link between the claimed conditions and service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice and development, including a failure to properly notify the Veteran of the requirements necessary to effect a reduction in an evaluation. The increased rating claim is also being remanded as it is intertwined with the reduction issue.

The appellant's deceased husband did not have the requisite service for entitlement to a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and conduct a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current back disability is related to his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for malaria, increased rating for PTSD prior to August 22, 2002, and effective date for TDIU were all denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current respiratory disability related to his service, including exposure to jet fuel fumes, cleaning agents, or asbestos. The preponderance of evidence indicates no such relationship.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin disorder is not proximately due to or caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and it was not incurred in or aggravated during active service. The claim for service connection based on exposure to Agent Orange is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's skin cancer and actinic keratosis did not begin in service or within one year of service, nor is causally related to any disease or injury in service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that his current conditions are due to exposure to chemicals or sun exposure during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his left and right foot disorders, finding that they did not more nearly approximate moderately severe disability of the feet.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's syphilis did not have its onset in active service and is not otherwise etiologically related to his service from December 1943 to March 1945, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lung disability is not related to service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The opinion provided by the VA examiner outweighs the statements of the Veteran's treating physician.

The Board finds that the Veteran's current right shoulder disability is not related to service, including his in-service injury. The claim for service connection for a right shoulder disorder is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder due to asbestos exposure was denied as there is no competent and credible evidence indicating he has a current disability.

The Veteran's multiple myeloma is service connected due to exposure to herbicides in Vietnam, and the claim is granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claim for vocational rehabilitation training.

The Board has determined that a VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's alcoholism contributed to or caused his hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) and whether it can be considered a manifestation of or secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and an Agent Orange Registry examination. The case will be readjudicated after the development.

The Board has determined that the character of the appellant's military discharge does not constitute a bar to VA benefits, and this decision is being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected post-operative Morton's neuroma of the right foot with myofascitis is rated at a 20 percent disability, effective from the date of his claim.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected disability pension benefits with an effective date of November 21, 2006. The original award was incorrectly assigned on December 1, 2006.