Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's death was caused by ischemic heart disease, which is presumed to be due to his exposure to Agent Orange during service. As a result, the Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case for further action, including determining who is the proper appellant and applying the amended provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. ¶ 1725 and ¶ 1728 (effective October 2008).

The Board denied the appellant's claim for legal entitlement to a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of recognized active military service.

The Veteran's death occurred before the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which established the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund. As a result, the claim for benefits from this fund is denied.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for legal entitlement to the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to a lack of qualified service.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant died before a decision could be made on his claim for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board found no current underlying disability manifested by pain and weakness of the left side of the chest, thus denying service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed left arm disability or a qualifying chronic disability of the left arm resulting from an undiagnosed illness. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's chronic right foot disorder, including a retained metallic foreign body with associated foreign body granuloma and metatarsalgia, was incurred during active service.,An acquired psychiatric disorder, including bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and panic disorder, is related to active service.

The Board found that the Veteran's pulmonary disorder did not have its onset during service, was not related to his active duty, and is not linked to any exposure basis. The claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for essential tremor has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's post-operative left knee meniscectomy residuals do not meet the criteria for a higher rating as his range of motion is within normal limits, and he does not have instability or subluxation.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to the validity of an overpayment, and the need for further calculation and adjudication. The Veteran's benefits may be apportioned based on his incarceration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disorder as secondary to his service-connected DJD of the lumbosacral spine was denied. The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of a left hip disorder and that any pain experienced by the Veteran is related to his other service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further consideration, including a determination on whether extra-schedular considerations are warranted.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a stress fracture to the right pubic ramus do not result in any aspect of disability, and thus denied his claim for an increased rating.

The Veteran's service-connected left elbow disability is currently rated at 20 percent, which adequately reflects the severity of his condition based on limitation of pronation to 55 degrees with additional functional limitations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed upper spine disability is not service-connected as it did not manifest during or within one year after service, and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence to rebut the presumption of soundness. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the current condition is related to service.

The Veteran died from supranuclear palsy with no other listed conditions. The Board found that there is no relationship between the Veteran's cause of death and his service.