Left foot disability; vision disorder; bilateral hearing loss; headaches; right foot disability; radiculopathy and neuropathy; sinusitis; left/neck/back/sleep shoulder; erectile dysfunction; PTSD [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18132338


Citation Nr: 18132338 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-14 228 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an effective date earlier than January 15, 2013, for the grant of service connection for a left foot disability is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a vision disorder is denied. Entitlement to service connection…

Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18124053


Citation Nr: 18124053 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-17 193 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is denied. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis obstructive sleep apnea. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea have…

Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18132343


Citation Nr: 18132343 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 11-28 873 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s service-connected noncompensable hearing loss, tinnitus (evaluated at 10 percent), and posttraumatic stress disorder to include depressive disorder (evaluated at…

Hypertension [DENIED] [DISMISSED]; heart disability as secondary to service-connected hypertension [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18132344


Citation Nr: 18132344 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-32 173 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER The appeal of the claim of entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hypertension is dismissed. Entitlement to an earlier effective date prior to July 26, 2011 for the grant of service connection…

Service connection for headaches [GRANTED]; erectile dysfunction; hypertension; carpal tunnel syndrome of the left wrist; DJD; osteoarthritis of the left knee; tinnitus [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18124055


Citation Nr: 18124055 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 17-66 686 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER The claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee is reopened. The claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the right knee is reopened. The claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease with disc…

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral ankle disability, best characterized as degenerative joint disease of each ankle [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18124056


Citation Nr: 18124056 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-31 433 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for bilateral ankle disability, best characterized as degenerative joint disease of each ankle, is denied. FINDING OF FACT The preponderance of the most probative evidence of record is against a finding that the…

Right knee arthritis [DISMISSED]; diabetes mellitus, type II; sleep apnea, including as secondary to diabetes mellitus [DENIED]; tinnitus [GRANTED]; bilateral hearing loss & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18124058


Citation Nr: 18124058 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-10 806 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER The appeal as to a claim for entitlement to service connection for right knee arthritis is dismissed. Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as due to exposure to herbicides, is denied. Entitlement to service…

The claim of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 [DENIED]; cause of the Veteran’s death [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132347


Citation Nr: 18132347 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-12 596 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim of entitlement to service connection for cause of the Veteran’s death is reopened The claim of entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318…

Bilateral ankle disorder; lung disorder; scars of the forearm and ankles [DENIED]; (APD) [GRANTED]; heart disorder; ulcers; sleep disorder; hypertension; liver lesions [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18124060


Citation Nr: 18124060 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 13-00 953 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral ankle disorder is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a lung disorder is denied. Entitlement to service connection for scars of the forearm and ankles is denied. Entitlement to service…

Right central facial palsy, residual of cerebrovascular accident, currently noncompensable; aphasia; right lower extremity sciatic nerve disability [DENIED]; bilateral hearing loss; tinnitus [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132350


Citation Nr: 18132350 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-02 384 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER An increased rating for right central facial palsy, residual of cerebrovascular accident, currently noncompensable, is denied. An increased rating for aphasia, residual of cerebrovascular accident, currently 10 percent, is denied. An increased rating for right lower extremity…