Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claim for additional DIC benefits for her dependent daughter, W.H., as she was not listed as a dependent on her initial application and the effective date could not be earlier than August 1, 2006 due to the termination of her educational benefits.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran does not have a service-connected dental/jaw disorder for which he can receive VA compensation or outpatient treatment.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to cancer of the esophagogastric junction and liver cancer, finding that these conditions were not related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 15, 2008 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The effective date was established as March 15, 2008, which is after the date the Veteran became unemployed and ceased his full-time employment.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 17, 2008, for the grant of service connection for a panic disorder with agoraphobia was denied. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date is April 17, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of pancreatitis was granted, with the effective date set at October 6, 2005. The decision is based on VA hospitalization records indicating treatment for pancreatitis within one year prior to the April 27, 2006 claim.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a flat left foot and granted it, finding that new and material evidence had been presented.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have legal entitlement to DIC and death and accrued benefits due to a declaration of forfeiture for rendering aid and assistance to an enemy of the United States.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has determined that the appellant is a veteran for the purpose of receiving one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, based on evidence showing his service with recognized guerrilla units in the U.S. Army during World War II.

The appellant's service is not recognized, and therefore he does not qualify for the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board has determined that there is no competent evidence of current residuals of a fourth finger injury on the right hand and none that can be linked to service. Therefore, the Veteran's claim for service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral loss of the ulnar nerve was not incurred in or aggravated during active service and denied his claim for service connection.

The appellant does not have recognized active military service for the purpose of obtaining the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to conflicting dates of onset for her eye disorders and the need for additional medical examination.

The Veteran was granted accrued benefits based on his entitlement to service connection for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) as secondary to Agent Orange exposure, effective from the date of his death in September [redacted], 2005.

The Veteran's dermatographism with urticaria is granted a 60 percent evaluation effective August 30, 2002. The Board finds that the disability picture represents an exceptional disability and causes marked interference with employment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA podiatry examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed left foot Morton's neuroma and whether it is related to service or a service-connected disability.