Cervical spine degenerative disease (neck disability) [DENIED]; left upper extremity cervical radiculitis (LUE radiculopathy) [DENIED]; individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1829774


Citation Nr: 1829774 Decision Date: 08/06/18 Archive Date: 08/17/18 DOCKET NO. 12-35 659 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Honolulu, Hawaii THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased evaluation for cervical spine degenerative disease (neck disability), to include the propriety of reduction of the disability rating…

Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability; peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremities, as secondary to a lumbar spine disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1829775


Citation Nr: 1829775 Decision Date: 08/06/18 Archive Date: 08/17/18 DOCKET NO. 11-24 782 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Cleveland, Ohio THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremities, as secondary…

Bilateral hearing loss; [DENIED], left testicle seminoma; [DENIED], left leg and myositis of the left vastus lateralis muscle; low back pain; sleep apnea [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1829783


Citation Nr: 1829783 Decision Date: 08/13/18 Archive Date: 08/17/18 DOCKET NO. 14-39 227 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to a compensable evaluation for post surgical excision of left testicle…

Crohn’s Disease [DENIED]; Major Depressive Disorder; Large Intestine Resection; Chronic Kidney Disease; Lumbar Spine Osteoporosis; Left/Right Wrist Osteoporosis; & TDIU [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1829790


Citation Nr: 1829790 Decision Date: 08/13/18 Archive Date: 08/17/18 DOCKET NO. 09-02 967 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased rating for service-connected Crohn's disease (also claimed as ulcerative colitis with inflammatory bowel disease), currently assigned a 30…

Entitlement to an Initial Rating in Excess of 10% Prior to March 7, 2015, and a Rating in Excess of 50% from this Date, for Bilateral Pes Planus [WITHDRAWN] [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1829792


Citation Nr: 1829792 Decision Date: 08/20/18 Archive Date: 08/30/18 DOCKET NO. 11-00 318A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Lincoln, Nebraska THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to March 7, 2015, and a rating in excess…

Respiratory Disorder [DENIED]; HTN as Secondary to AO Exposure [DENIED]; ED as Secondary to AO Exposure [DENIED]; Peripheral Neuropathy of the Bilateral Upper Extremities [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1829804


Citation Nr: 1829804 Decision Date: 08/16/18 Archive Date: 08/30/18 DOCKET NO. 13-33 796 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Indianapolis, Indiana THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include as due to chemical exposure. 2. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension…

Petition to Reopen a Claim for Head Injury [DENIED]; to Reopen Claim for Facial and Mouth Scars [DENIED]; Psychiatric Disorder [DENIED]; Right Ankle Disability [DENIED]; TDIU [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1829805


Citation Nr: 1829805 Decision Date: 08/16/18 Archive Date: 08/30/18 DOCKET NO. 97-17 505A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a…

The June 14, 2018 Board Decision is Vacated; The Claim of Entitlement to Nonservice-Connected Burial Benefits is [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1829809


Citation Nr: 1829809 Decision Date: 08/16/18 Archive Date: 08/30/18 DOCKET NO. 15-08 051 ) DATE ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office (RO) and Insurance Center in St. Paul, Minnesota THE ISSUE Entitlement to nonservice-connected burial benefits. ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD Michael Sanford, Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty…

Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Upper Extremity, to include Diabetes Mellitus Type II [DENIED], and 20 Percent for Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right/Left Lower Extremity [DEMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736560


Citation Nr: 1736560 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-11 358 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II. 2.…

Clear and Unmistakable Error (CUE) based on BVA’s Decision that did not Adjudicate a Claim of Entitlement to Service Connection for Prostate Cancer [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1829829


Citation Nr: 1829829 Decision Date: 08/29/18 Archive Date: 09/05/18 DOCKET NO. 15-26 545 ) DATE ) ) THE ISSUE Whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a December 19, 2014 Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) decision that did not adjudicate a claim of entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer. REPRESENTATION Moving party…