Nonservice-connected (NSC) pension; diabetes mellitus, type II; heart condition, to include as a result of exposure to herbicide agents [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160525


Citation Nr: 18160525 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-20 139 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER An effective date prior to March 25, 2013 for the award of nonservice-connected (NSC) pension is denied. Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, to include as a result of exposure to herbicide agents, is denied. Service…

50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prior to December 8, 2017; individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to December 8, 2017 [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18160526


Citation Nr: 18160526 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 10-17 074 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER The appeal of the issues of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prior to December 8, 2017, and entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to…

Left/Right knee disability, claimed as a left/right leg disability; arthritis other than of the bilateral knees, ankles, and lumbar spine [DENIED]; OTHERS [REMINDED] Citation Nr: 18160527


Citation Nr: 18160527 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 13-12 093 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability, claimed as a left leg disability, is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability, claimed as a right leg disability, is denied. Entitlement to service…

Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160528


Citation Nr: 18160528 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 09-30 193 DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from July 1967 to July 1969. This matter comes before the Board on appeal from January 2008…

Headache syndrome; thoracic spine disability; cervical spine disability; right knee disability; left knee disability; right/left lower extremity neurological disorder [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18160529


Citation Nr: 18160529 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-02 945 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for headache syndrome is dismissed. The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of…

Muscle loss, Fatigue; burn scars of the left shoulder; hernia scar [DENIED]; gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastritis; lumbar spine disorder; PTSD; TDIU [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160530


Citation Nr: 18160530 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 09-26 987 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Service connection for muscle loss, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, is denied. Service connection for fatigue, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, is denied. An initial compensable evaluation for burn scars of…

Service connection for a low back disability, including degenerative arthritis of the spine [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160531


Citation Nr: 18160531 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 13-17 694 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Service connection for a low back disability, including degenerative arthritis of the spine, is denied.   FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s low back disability is not related to service. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for service connection…

Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18160532


Citation Nr: 18160532 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-00 915 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. FINDING OF FACT In December 2018, prior to the promulgation of a Board decision, the Veteran withdrew his appeal as to his claim for…

Service connection for hearing loss [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160533


Citation Nr: 18160533 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-05 276 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Service connection for hearing loss is granted. FINDING OF FACT The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s current bilateral hearing loss was incurred during service due to acoustic trauma. CONCLUSION OF LAW Resolving…

A compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss; 10 percent for tinnitus; 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160534


Citation Nr: 18160534 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-00 904 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER A compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss is denied. An evaluation in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. An evaluation in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is denied. Entitlement to…