Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran seeks an effective date earlier than October 22, 1998 for the grant of service connection for schizoaffective disorder. The Board finds that the earliest possible effective date is October 22, 1998 as this is the date of claim following the final disallowance in March 1991.

The Veteran's status-post right inguinal hernia repair with residual scar is rated at a compensable level of 10 percent, effective from the date of the August 2006 rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right hip condition as secondary to his service-connected chronic neuralgia of the right leg. The claim for compensation under 38 C.F.R. § 1151 for right hip avascular necrosis is dismissed. The increased rating claim for the Veteran's service-connected right leg disability remains pending.

The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma is presumed to be service-connected due to full-body exposure to mustard gas during active military service.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's incomplete flexion of bilateral index fingers and sleep apnea are service-connected, with the latter being due to his time in military service. The multiple joint pain is not considered service-connected.

The Board found that new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim regarding the character of the Appellant's discharge, thus denying the request.

The Board found that the Veteran's astrocytoma, a radiogenic disease, was not related to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation. The cause of death due to astrocytoma is therefore denied.

The Veteran's service at the Army Aggressor Center did not qualify as wartime service, and thus he does not meet the basic eligibility requirements for nonservice-connected pension benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for the loss of multiple teeth was denied as there is no evidence of dental trauma or disease resulting in his condition.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance was denied as he is not blind, in a nursing home, or bedridden and able to perform his activities of daily living without regular assistance from another person.

The Veteran's dysthymic disorder claim is being remanded for a VA examination and to obtain private psychiatric treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of qualifying service as per the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) certification.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a right eye vision disability and found that he did not submit new and material evidence. The claim for an increased rating for low back disorder was also denied.

The Veteran's spouse died before the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, so the Appellant is not eligible for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board found that the Veteran's skin disorders of the left hand and both feet did not have their onset in service or are otherwise related to his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected condition, and the Board found no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in prior VA decisions.

The Veteran's residuals of a left hamstring tear are manifested by pain, and the disability is currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The Board finds that the criteria for a higher rating have not been met.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to search for clinical service treatment records, including those from his active duty service. The case will be reviewed again after the additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a traumatic fracture of the second and third proximal phalanx (index and middle fingers) of his left hand are currently evaluated as 20 percent disabling, which is not in excess of what is warranted based on the evidence of record.