Other conditions Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The claim will be reviewed to determine if an increased evaluation can be granted.

The RO has denied the appellant's claim for an apportionment of the veteran's disability compensation benefits on behalf of their child. The appeal is being remanded to the RO via the AMC.

The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic diarrhea, as due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability under the Persian Gulf Veterans' Act, has been granted. The Veteran is currently rated at 10% for this condition.

The Veteran is granted higher levels of special monthly compensation for paralysis of both lower extremities and loss of anal and bladder sphincter control, as well as need for aid and attendance.

The Board denied the Appellant's claim for Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund benefits due to a lack of recognized active military service as required by law.

The Board has denied the appellant's application to reopen his previously declared forfeiture of VA benefits, finding that no new and material evidence was presented. The appellant does not have qualifying service for any VA benefit.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund benefits as there was no recognized active military service in the United States Armed Forces.

The Veteran's cold injury residuals of both ears with actinic keratosis have been rated as 30 percent disabling for the entirety of this appeal.

The Board is remanding the claim to determine if the Veteran's service-connected hemothorax or medications used for it contributed to his death. The appellant must provide additional evidence and argument.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $21,813.00 in VA death pension benefits is valid and not due to fraud or bad faith on the part of the appellant. The decision grants waiver of recovery of this overpayment as it would be against equity and good conscience.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's bowel disorder, including whether it is related to his period of active duty or due to medications he takes for service-connected lumbosacral strain and right knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and special monthly compensation were denied in April 1970 and February 1991. The RO granted these benefits effective from February 11, 2010, based on a petition to reopen the claims. There is no legal basis for assigning an earlier effective date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected history of viscerotropic leishmaniasis caused his systemic mycoplasma pneumonia, and thus granted service connection for both conditions.

The Board found that the reduction of the appellant's nonservice-connected pension benefits was correct, and denied his claim for a waiver of overpayment recovery. The case is being remanded to issue a Statement of the Case on the waiver of overpayment recovery.

The Veteran's angioplasty with stent placement of the distal left extracranial internal carotid artery is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frost bite, bilateral ears and a bilateral foot disorder due to lack of competent current diagnoses or persistent/recurrent symptoms.

The Board found that the Veteran's probable radial nerve injury is causally related to his service-connected right arm gunshot wound, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for basic eligibility to receive VA compensation benefits based on service in the American Merchant Marine from December 1945 to December 16, 1946. The appeal was dismissed as the appellant's deceased spouse had no recognized service in the Armed Forces for purposes of eligibility for compensation or pension.

The Veteran's impingement syndrome of the left supraspinatus tendon was initially rated at 10 percent prior to March 1, 1996. The Board has determined that a higher rating is warranted.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability rating and nonservice-connected pension are remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations.