An effective date prior to January 5, 2011, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160589


Citation Nr: 18160589 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 13-06 309 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER An effective date prior to January 5, 2011, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is denied. FINDING OF FACT 1. A March 2008 rating decision denied service connection for a depressive disorder,…

Special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of the right lower extremity; award of Dependents’ Education Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160590


Citation Nr: 18160590 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 06-03 829A DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an effective date earlier than January 23, 2002, for the award of special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of the right lower extremity is denied. Entitlement to an effective date earlier than…

Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160592


Citation Nr: 18160592 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-02 524 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran's record placed him at Royal Thai Air Force Base Ubon from January 1967 to December 1967 and August…

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [DENIED]; Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160594


Citation Nr: 18160594 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 15-19 024 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is denied. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for neuropathy, claimed as due to exposure to herbicides is remanded. FINDINGS OF FACT…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss; an effective date earlier than March 1, 2015 for service connection of bilateral hearing loss [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160599


Citation Nr: 18160599 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-24 959 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss is denied. Entitlement to an effective date earlier than March 1, 2015 for service connection of bilateral hearing loss is denied. FINDINGS OF…

Psychiatric disorder; sleep disorder [REOPENED]; headaches [DENIED]; sleep disorder; gastrointestinal disorder; multiple joint disease [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160604


Citation Nr: 18160604 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-16 709 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder is granted. The petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a sleep disorder is granted. The claim for…

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); muscle cramps [DENIED]; back disability; right foot disability to include bunions; left foot disability to include bunions [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160606


Citation Nr: 18160606 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 13-15 582 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Service connection for fatigue, including chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is denied. Service connection for muscle cramps is denied. REMANDED Service connection for a back disability, is remanded. Service connection for a right foot disability, to include bunions,…

Gout; essential tremor [DENIED]; left shoulder condition; cervical spine & back condition; left upper extremity condition; pain and numbness; gall bladder condition; diverticulitis; (GERD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160608


Citation Nr: 18160608 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 15-23 305A DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Service connection for gout is denied. Service connection for essential tremor is denied. REMANDED Service connection for a left shoulder condition is remanded. Service connection for a cervical spine condition is remanded. Service connection for a back…

Type II diabetes mellitus; sleep problems; bilateral hand disability; bilateral elbow disability; esophagitis; esophagitis and fatty liver [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160609


Citation Nr: 18160609 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 09-48 283 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, secondary to traumatic lumbar myositis with L5-S1 disc bulging and/or fatty liver with mild liver function test abnormalities, is denied. Service connection for sleep problems, secondary to traumatic lumbar myositis…

Entitlement to service connection for residuals of prostate cancer [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160610


Citation Nr: 18160610 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-49 827 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for residuals of prostate cancer is denied. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s prostate cancer disability is not shown to be related to any event, injury or disease in service, to include exposure to…