Other conditions Board decisions

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for enrollment in the VA healthcare system due to a lack of qualifying service in the United States Armed Forces, making him ineligible for benefits under the laws administered by VA.

The Veteran's right hip disorder, characterized by limitation of flexion to 10 degrees with pain and functional use impairment, is rated at 40 percent effective from May 28, 2002.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of residuals of a cold weather injury and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case for further evidentiary development, including verification of the appellant's service from December 1942 to April 1943 and submission of relevant documents.

The Veteran's bladder tumor is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current bladder condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's current left hand disability is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Appellant does not have recognized active military service as required to establish eligibility for Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund benefits and therefore is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and medical questions regarding standard of care and informed consent.

The Board has remanded the case to determine whether the appellant's service from July 1984 to October 1989 constituted one continuous period of active military service, as opposed to separate and distinct periods. The RO should then readjudicate whether the character of the appellant's discharge constitutes a bar to VA benefits.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the basic eligibility criteria for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of qualifying service.

The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for DJD of the left hand, with primary involvement of the left thumb and index finger was granted. The current disability evaluation is 20 percent.

The Veteran's residuals of encephalitis, to include memory loss, are productive of occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks (although generally functioning satisfactorily, with routine behavior, self-care, and conversation normal), due to such symptoms as: depressed mood, anxiety, suspiciousness, panic attacks (weekly or less often), chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss (such as forgetting names, directions, recent events).

The Board's decision on the TDIU claim is vacated due to the Veteran's death, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected fracture of the left fifth metatarsal has not been manifested by symptoms warranting a compensable rating.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was denied as she failed to appear at the scheduled VA examination without providing good cause.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep disorder, manifested by insomnia, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is therefore denied.

The VA determined that the Veteran's status post exploratory laparotomy for perforation of colon secondary to colonoscopy does not warrant a compensable evaluation.

The Board found that the Veteran did not have chronic residuals of a head injury in service and there was no evidence linking his current symptoms to his active duty. The Board denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's painful calluses on the bilateral feet are currently rated at 30 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available. The Board finds that the current evaluation adequately addresses his disability level and symptomatology.

The Board found that the Veteran's left hand disability is characterized by moderate impairment and did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent. The claim was denied.