Other conditions decisions — 2010

The Veteran's appendectomy residuals are manifested by occasional pain and he is granted a 10 percent initial disability rating.

The Board found no evidence of hearing impairment within the first post-service year and concluded that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss is not related to service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the overpayment of VA death pension benefits can be properly addressed. This includes obtaining a written paid and due audit, copies of notification letters from the VA Debt Management Center, and ensuring all records are associated with the claims file.

The Board found that the appellant did not have qualifying service and therefore is not a veteran for purposes of receiving benefits from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right eye injury and denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for a left knee disability. The Veteran's current right eye condition is attributed to an arc-welding burn, not related to his service eye injury.

The Board has ordered additional development to obtain the Veteran's terminal treatment records from Pikes Peake Care Center and to provide a medical opinion regarding service connection for the cause of death. The case is now remanded for these actions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current neurological or orthopedic disabilities manifested by leg or hip pain began during service or are related to any incident of service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's arthritis did not have onset during active service or within one year of separation for active service, and is not otherwise etiologically related to his active service. As a result, the claim for service connection for arthritis was denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have qualifying active military service for the purpose of obtaining the one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund, and therefore legal entitlement to this benefit is denied.

The Board found that the appellant's discharge from service is a bar to VA benefits due to receiving an undesirable discharge, and thus concluded that he did not have 'good' service. As such, he was not eligible for VA compensation or pension benefits.

The Veteran's brain tumor and its residuals were not found to have onset in service or be caused by his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for varicose veins of the right leg was denied. The Board found that his condition did not meet the criteria for an increased rating under the applicable VA rating schedule. Additionally, the TDIU claim was also denied as the evidence did not show that the Veteran's service-connected disability prevented him from obtaining or maintaining all gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death was not related to a service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 27, 2005 for the grant of service connection for SP vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy. The decision found that no earlier effective date was warranted as there were no claims filed between May 2002 and June 27, 2005.