Other conditions Board decisions

The veteran's claim for service connection for a disorder involving nerve damage of the back, lower extremities, and scrotum was denied as there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board has determined that the evidence received since the May 1998 denial is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for a cardiovascular disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of torn gastrocnemius muscle, left calf and residuals of coccidioidomycosis.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of residuals from a jaw injury or dental trauma incurred during service, and thus the veteran's claims for service connection are denied.

The veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for filariasis and phlebitis, but denied the claim for deep venous thrombosis. The appellant is entitled to a new VA examination to determine whether he has deep venous thrombosis.

The case is being remanded for a hearing and further development, as the appellant wishes to appear personally before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board found that the appellant's deceased husband did not have service as a member of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, including recognized guerrillas, in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces and therefore was not a veteran for VA benefits purposes.

The Board has determined that the requirements for payment or reimbursement of private medical expenses incurred on July 10, 2005, at Southern Maryland Hospital have been met and grants the veteran's claim.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected bilateral cataract removal with lens implants and compliance with VCAA notice requirements.

The Board has determined that permanent incapacity for self-support was not established for the appellant's son, P.S., and has remanded the case to the RO for further development.

The Board denied the appellant's request for waiver of overpayment because she did not file her request within the required 180-day period after receiving notification of the overpayment.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice provided in the May 2006 letter decision, and the appellant must provide evidence that his discharge status can be upgraded or changed.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining service medical records and arranging for a VA examination.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA non-service-connected pension benefits in the original amount of $13,949.90 due to his failure to submit a timely application for waiver within 180 days of receiving notification of the overpayment.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not contribute to his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of clinical records from the veteran's intracranial meningioma resection surgery, and a need for an examination to determine if the facial nerve palsy and left eye diplopia were usual effects of the surgery.

The veteran seeks payment for unauthorized medical expenses received at a private hospital. The VA denied the claim, but the Board finds additional development is necessary to determine if the treatment was an emergency and if a VA facility was feasibly available.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of private medical services received at Flagler Hospital due to lack of evidence showing a medical emergency and that VA facilities were not feasibly available.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing before the Board at the RO.