Citation Nr: 18160535 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-11 272A DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER The overpayment of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation benefits in the amount of $7,783.82 was not properly created as benefits were reduced prior to the 61st day of incarceration for a felony, and to that extent,…
Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory condition, to include as due to asbestos exposure [DENIED]; cause of the Veteran’s death [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160536
Citation Nr: 18160536 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 13-32 716 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory condition, to include as due to asbestos exposure, is denied. Entitlement to service connection for cause of the Veteran's death is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran was not…
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prior to February 16, 2010 [DENIED]; (PTSD) prior to April 20, 2015 [GRANTED]; individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160537
Citation Nr: 18160537 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-55 147 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an earlier effective date prior to February 16, 2010, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is denied. Entitlement to a rating of 70 percent for PTSD for the prior to…
Bilateral hearing loss; 10% for nephrolithiasis [DENIED]; individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED]; implanted cardiac pacemaker; extraschedular TDIU [REMANDED]; Citation Nr: 18160538
Citation Nr: 18160538 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-62 847 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied. Entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for nephrolithiasis is denied. Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual…
Abdominal muscle strain [DISMISSED]; back disability; right knee disability; left knee disability [GRANTED]; individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160539
Citation Nr: 18160539 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-11 347 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Service connection for an abdominal muscle strain is dismissed. Service connection for a back disability is granted. Service connection for a right knee disability is granted. Service connection for a left knee disability is granted. REMANDED Entitlement…
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); hypertension; headache disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160540
Citation Nr: 18160540 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-10 147 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER The appeal to reopen a service connection claim for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a headache disability is denied. REMANDED Entitlement to service…
Entitlement to payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Methodist Medical Center (MMC) on August 4, 2015 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160542
Citation Nr: 18160542 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-18 403 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred at Methodist Medical Center (MMC) on August 4, 2015 is denied. FINDING OF FACT A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility was feasibly available for treatment of…
Entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer, to include as due to herbicide exposure [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160541
Citation Nr: 18160541 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-63 284 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer, to include as due to herbicide exposure, is granted. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s prostate cancer is attributable to his service in Thailand, where he was exposed to herbicides. CONCLUSION…
Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160543
Citation Nr: 18160543 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-13 202 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is granted. FINDING OF FACT In giving the benefit of the doubt to the Veteran, the Board finds that service connection is warranted for tinnitus. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for…
A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160544
Citation Nr: 18160544 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-58 665 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER A total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted. VETERAN’S CONTENTIONS The Veteran contends that his service-connected disabilities, specifically his service-connected bilateral hip condition, preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment, entitling him…
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