Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at the Arkansas Heart Hospital from March 14-17, 2008 is granted. The Board finds that VA facilities were not feasibly available and an attempt to use them beforehand would not have been considered reasonable by a prudent layperson.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the case can be fully adjudicated, including obtaining private treatment records and VA treatment records from specific facilities.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant and the Veteran reconciled, making an increased apportionment of disability compensation benefits inapplicable.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of arthritis of the right hand and granted it. The Veteran is also found to have PTSD, which was incurred during active service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's character of service is a bar to VA benefits due to his bad conduct discharge resulting from AWOL status.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain updated address information, provide corrective VCAA notice, request additional medical records, and schedule a personal hearing. The claim will be reviewed with consideration of whether new and material evidence has been submitted since August 2002.

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 has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, which was cardiac arrest due to or a consequence of congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and CAD, is related to his service-connected rheumatic fever. As such, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's myeloproliferative disorder, including polycythemia vera and essential thrombocytosis, is attributable to his in-service exposure to paint and paint thinners. The claim was granted.

The case is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing before the appellant can proceed with his appeal.

The Board found that the Appellant's adjustment disorder, diagnosed during active duty for training, did not meet the criteria for chronicity and thus could not be service-connected.

The Board denied service connection for a lung disorder due to lack of continuity of symptoms and no in-service diagnosis. The skin disorder claim was reopened based on new evidence, but the Veteran's claim for service connection remains denied.,Service connection for a lung disorder is not granted as there is no chronicity of symptoms post-service. Service connection for a skin disorder is granted due to reopening of the claim with new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evidentiary development due to a request for a Board videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for issuance of an SOC regarding service connection for bursitis, right elbow and readjudication of the TDIU claim.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain a medical opinion regarding whether any service-connected conditions contributed to the Veteran's death from penile cancer.

The Veteran's service-connected traumatic arthritis of the dorsal spine does not render him unemployable due to his ability to perform both active and sedentary employment despite his physical limitations.

The Board finds no current disability characterized by memory loss or cognitive disorder, and thus service connection for an undiagnosed illness is denied.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical opinions and records, as well as clarification of the appellant's request for private treatment records. The case will be returned to the Board after these actions are completed.

The Veteran's left varicocele with incontinence of urine required the wearing of absorbent materials changed less than four times per day, and his disability rating was increased from 20% to 40%. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Veteran's skin condition, including warts and seborrheic keratosis, has been manifested on objective examination as affecting an area comprising less than 1 percent of the Veteran's skin. The disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.