Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service and treatment records, as well as scheduling a VA examination. The appellant's hearing loss is being evaluated to determine if it had its onset during service or was otherwise related to an event, injury, or disease in service.

The Board has granted service connection for myasthenia gravis, but the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disorder remains pending and requires further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding entitlement to a priority level higher than Priority Group 8c for purposes of basic eligibility for enrollment in the VA healthcare system.

The Veteran's left lower extremity thrombophlebitis was granted a rating of 20 percent prior to August 31, 2009. The issue of service connection for right lower extremity thrombophlebitis remains unresolved.

The Board found that the Veteran's minor daughter is entitled to a general apportionment of $300 per month from his VA compensation benefits due to his failure to reasonably discharge his responsibility for her support.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his authorized representative before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's service-connected traumatic avulsion injury of the right fourth flexor profundus tendon with reconstruction is rated at a 10 percent evaluation effective March 13, 2008.

The Board has restored the Veteran's original 100% disability evaluation for residuals of laryngeal cancer and thyroplasty due to a reduction that was not in accordance with law.

The appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant before a decision was made.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of an increased rating for residuals of excision of a fibrous xanthoma of the left buttock and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are pending.

The Board found that the Veteran's scoliosis of the thoracic spine is not a disease or injury incurred in service and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the basic eligibility criteria for establishing entitlement to a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of service in the United States Armed Forces.

The appellant's spouse died before the creation of the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and therefore does not meet the eligibility requirements for a one-time payment from this fund.

The Veteran's skin disorders, including basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, are being remanded for further development to determine their relationship to service exposure to ionizing radiation. The VA Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer will revise the January 2010 opinion to address whether these conditions are related to his possible radiation exposure in service.

The Veteran's service does not qualify him for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board has granted the Veteran's service connection claim for a left lower extremity nerve disorder, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service symptoms and continuous post-service symptomatology. The right lower extremity nerve disorder claim remains pending.

The Board found no evidence of a left elbow or left great toe disability related to service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of left ovary removal was granted, with a 10% disability rating effective April 1, 1988. The appeal related to service connection and TDIU claims were not addressed.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the issues related to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, including the nature and origin of his shrapnel fragment wounds in service.

The Veteran's right fibula fracture results in ankylosis of the ankle, which does not warrant a higher disability rating as he currently receives a 30% rating.