Other conditions Board decisions

The Court has concluded that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for loss of the penis. The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a de novo review of his claim following this reopening.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pterygium/pinguecula has not resulted in a compensable rating for any period.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund as she did not have qualifying service that would qualify her for the benefit.

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

The Board denied the veteran's claim for one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund as he did not have service with recognized guerrillas in the Armed Forces of the United States.

The Board found that the appellant's blindness was not caused by VA carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill in treating his dry age-related macular degeneration. The condition is considered to be a natural progression and not due to an unforeseeable event.

The Board has determined that 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 remanded for further development, including consideration of extra-schedular evaluation and submission under 38 C.F.R. § 3.321(b)(1).

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for ringing in ears and mood swings as a result of medical treatment furnished at a VA medical facility has been denied due to lack of evidence showing that the additional disability was caused by carelessness, negligence, or error on the part of the VA.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's narcolepsy is not related to his military service or his service-connected hypertension, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Board is remanding the case to obtain the Veteran's service treatment records so that Dr. McKinley can provide a more definitive opinion on whether his bile duct cancer was related to his in-service injuries, including shrapnel wounds.

The Board found that the evidence submitted since the April 2005 decision is either duplicative or cumulative of previous evidence, and does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for VA death benefits.

The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's laceration of the left long finger, finding that the current schedular rating criteria reasonably describe his level and symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical records regarding whether the appellant has spina bifida. The VA will request dependent medical records from Balboa Naval Hospital and obtain a medical opinion to determine if the appellant manifests any form of spina bifida other than spina bifida occulta.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and to schedule a VA examination. The issue of entitlement to an increased disability rating for service-connected cerebrovascular insufficiency residuals, secondary to thrombosis, will be readjudicated following the completion of the requested development.

The Veteran's service-connected right and left foot hallux valgus with surgical repair are currently rated at 10 percent each, which is the maximum rating available under VA regulations. The claims for higher ratings have been denied as there is no evidence of more than moderate impairment in either foot.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury, and finds that new and material evidence has been received. The claim is now considered on its merits.

The Veteran's death was caused by a service-connected disability, and the claim for dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 is moot due to granting of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's current hallux rigidus of the right great toe and second metatarsal is productive of pain, extremely restricted motion of the great toe with pain, mild degenerative joint disease, hypersensitivity to light touch, mild swelling, an abnormal callus along the lateral plantar aspect of the foot, tenderness to palpation, erythematous right great toe, abnormal weight bearing, no pull through of flexor hallucis longus or extensor hallucis longus of the great toe, abnormal foot posture in standing and an antalgic gait. The disability warrants a 20 percent rating.

The Veteran contends that his current heart condition, which required aortic valve replacement, was aggravated by military service. The Board finds that VA has not met its obligation to assist in obtaining all relevant records and remands the case for further development.