Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability claimed as damage and disfigurement of the jaw secondary to in-service dental treatment is being remanded due to inadequate examination findings.

The Board found that the Veteran's overpayment of VA educational assistance benefits was valid and upheld the creation of the debt.

The case is being remanded due to a hearing request. The appellant must be scheduled for a Travel Board hearing.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's colon cancer is related to his alleged in-service asbestos exposure. The VA will need to conduct further research and obtain an opinion from a medical expert on this issue.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not meet the eligibility criteria for a one-time payment from the FVEC fund due to lack of service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's income for 2006 exceeded the VA National Means Test threshold, and therefore he is not eligible for cost-free VA health care beginning July 11, 2007.

The Board found no evidence of current residuals from the head injury sustained during service, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that the appellant did not have qualifying service for the purpose of receiving a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and therefore denied legal entitlement to such payment.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the United States Armed Forces.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the appellant's claim for VA death benefits, as her spouse did not have qualifying military service in the Armed Forces of the United States.

The Veteran's death was caused by a service-connected disability, acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), which the Board found to be related to in-service benzene exposure. Service connection for the cause of death is granted.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and consideration of the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected postoperative right hammertoe deformity of toes two through five was granted a 10 percent rating prior to June 27, 2009 and increased to 10 percent from that date. The appeal is denied for an evaluation in excess of the assigned rating.

The Board has granted service connection for a shell fragment wound of the rectum and associated rectal prolapse, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence to support this claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's meralgia paresthetica of the right lower extremity is as likely as not due to his active service, specifically a lumbar puncture he underwent in November 1987. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates have been dismissed as free-standing claims, not based on a claim of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the prior rating decisions.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a vision disorder and denied service connection for it. For his urinary disorder, the Board concluded that there is objective evidence of chronic disability manifested by urinary urgency and incontinence, which cannot be attributed to a known clinical diagnosis, and granted service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a pulmonary disability, including chronic bronchitis and asthma, has been granted. The Board found that the current lung conditions are related to his in-service exposure to herbicides.

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for accrued benefits was timely filed, and therefore grants the claim.