Bilateral hearing loss [DENIED], heart disability [DENIED], bilateral knee disability, bilateral ankle disability [REMANDED], and bilateral hand disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1754173


Citation Nr: 1754173 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 12-14 690 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a compensable disability rating prior to June 2, 2015, and to a disability rating greater than 20 percent from June…

Coronary artery disease [GRANTED], Diabetes mellitus [DENIED], right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy [DENIED] right/left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1754168


Citation Nr: 1754168 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 12-14 552 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to initial disability ratings for coronary artery disease status post percutaneous intervention in excess of 10 percent prior to May 30,…

Bilateral hearing loss disability; heart disorder, ischemic heart disease and residuals of a myocardial infarction; left arm shrapnel scar, rated as noncompensable [DENIED], all others [REMINDED] Citation Nr: 1754167


Citation Nr: 1754167 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 06-10 031 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), prior to September 27, 2012. 2. Entitlement to…

Effective date prior to February 10, 2010 for award of service connection for varicose veins in the right lower extremity, to include consideration of CUE in the May 1980 rating decision [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754164


Citation Nr: 1754164 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 14-02 118 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to an effective date prior to February 10, 2010 for the award of service connection for varicose veins in the right lower…

Entitlement to an initial rating higher than 40 percent for a low back disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754162


Citation Nr: 1754162 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 11-33 494 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial rating higher than 40 percent for a low back disability. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The American Legion ATTORNEY…

Validity of a debt based on an overpayment of educational assistance benefits under the chapter 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill prior to Dec 28, 2012, is valid, Appeal [DENIED]; from Dec 28, 2012 forward; appeal is [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1754159


Citation Nr: 1754159 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 16-09 154 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Boston, Massachusetts THE ISSUE Validity of a debt based on an overpayment of educational assistance benefits under the chapter 33 Post-9/11 GI Bill. WITNESSES AT HEARING ON…

Increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED]; total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) prior to May 2, 2014 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754158I


Citation Nr: 1754158 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 13-32 653 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Wilmington, Delaware THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), currently evaluated as 50 percent prior to May 2, 2014, and 70…

Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity; peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity; and compensable rating for bilateral tinea pedis [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754157


Citation Nr: 1754157 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 14-15 953 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, to include as secondary to bilateral tinea pedis. 2. Entitlement…

Left foot disability; obstructive sleep apnea; disability manifested by hand tremors; headaches; [GRANTED] extreme fatigue and hiatal hernia, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754156


Citation Nr: 1754156 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 14-18 969 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Phoenix, Arizona THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a left foot disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. 3. Entitlement to service…

Rating prior to December 10, 2014; an evaluation in excess of 20 percent from December 10, 2014 to December 22, 2015; and excess of 10 percent since December 22, 2015 for bilateral hearing loss Citation Nr: 1754149


Citation Nr: 1754149 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 13-31 969 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Providence, Rhode Island THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial compensable rating prior to December 10, 2014; an evaluation in excess of 20 percent from December 10, 2014…