Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160675


Citation Nr: 18160675 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-24 221 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran has current bilateral sensorineural hearing loss that is considered a disability for VA purposes. 2. The Veteran was exposed to acoustic…

Back disability; foot disability; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); personality disorder; psychosis for the purpose of establishing eligibility for treatment [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160679


Citation Nr: 18160679 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-06 686 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a back disability is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a foot disability is denied. Entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a…

Right knee degenerative arthritis; right knee arthroscopies and partial meniscectomies; individual unemployability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160682


Citation Nr: 18160682 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 09-44 643 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee degenerative arthritis from February 7, 2007 to April 9, 2007 is denied. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee degenerative…

Bilateral hearing loss (BHL) disability [DENIED]; left hand strain; left/right knee patellofemoral syndrome [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160689


Citation Nr: 18160689 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-02 361 DATE: December 27, 2018 ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss (BHL) disability. 2. Entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for left hand strain. 3. Entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for left knee patellofemoral syndrome. 4.…

Hypertension; skin disorder; soft tissue colon cancer; sleep apnea; bladder disorder; (PTSD); and OTHERS [DENIED]; keratoma of the plantar aspect of the right foot [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160687


Citation Nr: 18160687 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-59 293 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER The application to reopen the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied. The application to reopen the claim for service connection for a skin disorder is denied. The application to reopen the claim for service connection…

Service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), previously rated as primary insomnia, from July 16, 2014 to April 26, 2016, and in excess of 70 percent from April 26, 2016 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160691


Citation Nr: 18160691 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-02 508 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected primary insomnia from July 1, 2013 to July 16, 2014, for a disability evaluation in excess of 50 percent for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder…

Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea [DENIED]; 30 percent for major depressive disorder [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160694


Citation Nr: 18160694 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 15-37 842 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is denied. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The preponderance of the evidence of record is against…

Lumbar spine disability related to scoliosis; left leg neurological disability; additional genitourinary disability; additional heart disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160695


Citation Nr: 18160695 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 07-23 579 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability related to scoliosis is denied. Entitlement to compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151, for additional left leg neurological disability as a result of VA treatment is denied.…

Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy; knee replacements and herbicide exposure; right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy [DENIED]; individual unemployability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160699


Citation Nr: 18160699 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 13-17 350 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, to include secondary to residuals of bilateral total knee replacements and herbicide exposure is denied. Entitlement to service connection for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy to include…

Effective date earlier than August 28, 2015, for the assignment of a 20 percent disability evaluation for compression fracture L5-S1 with acquired deformity, thoracolumbar spine [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160706


Citation Nr: 18160706 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-07 068 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an effective date earlier than August 28, 2015, for the assignment of a 20 percent disability evaluation for compression fracture L5-S1 with acquired deformity, thoracolumbar spine, is denied. FINDING OF FACT Prior to August 28,…