Entitlement to special monthly compensation based upon the need for regular aid and attendance or due to housebound status [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761213


Citation Nr: 1761213 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 10-47 251 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Hartford, Connecticut THE ISSUE Entitlement to special monthly compensation based upon the need for regular aid and attendance or due to housebound status. REPRESENTATION The Veteran is…

Right knee infrapatellar tendonitis; Left knee infrapatellar tendonitis, and individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761214


Citation Nr: 1761214 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 11-18 461 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee infrapatellar tendonitis. 2. Entitlement to an increased rating in…

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive disorder [DENIED], and individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period of appeal from December 11, 2013 to January 12, 2014 [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1761215


Citation Nr: 1761215 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 11-22 911 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a disability rating for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder in excess of 50% from June 21,…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent from December 11, 2005 to April 18, 2017 and in excess of 20 percent beginning April 19, 2017 for chronic lumbosacral strain [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761218


Citation Nr: 1761218 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-18 840 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent from December 11, 2005 to April 18, 2017 and in excess of 20…

Whether the appellant has legal entitlement to VA death benefits [ DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761222


Citation Nr: 1761222 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-02 931 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines THE ISSUE Whether the appellant has legal entitlement to VA death benefits. WITNESSES AT HEARING ON APPEAL Appellant, J.H. and M.H.…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with depression (PTSD) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761223


Citation Nr: 1761223 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-49 297 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Des Moines, Iowa THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with depression (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by:…

Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761227


Citation Nr: 1761227 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-19 507 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Juan, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico THE ISSUE Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU). ATTORNEY FOR THE…

Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for hyperkeratosis of the bilateral heels [GRANTED], and 30 percent for asthma prior to December 2, 2011 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761229


Citation Nr: 1761229 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 11-26 629 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Juan, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for hyperkeratosis of the bilateral heels. 2.…

Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), on a substitution basis [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761231


Citation Nr: 1761231 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-06 487 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri THE ISSUE Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), on a substitution basis. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented…

Residuals of bladder cancer, to include as due to asbestos exposure; prostate cancer; lumbar spine condition, hepatitis C, and left/right knee condition [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761233


Citation Nr: 1761233 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 10-43 357 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Honolulu, Hawaii THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for residuals of bladder cancer, to include as due to asbestos exposure. 2. Entitlement to service connection for…