Entitlement to service connection for a lung condition to include pleuritic lung disorder, asthma, and chest pain and trauma, and thoracolumbar back disorder [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648529


Citation Nr: 1648529 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-19 109 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Los Angeles, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a lung condition to include pleuritic lung disorder, asthma, and chest pain and trauma. 2. Entitlement…

Entitlement to service connection for lung nodules [DENIED], tinnitus [GRANTED], back disability, and fibroids Citation Nr: 1648531


Citation Nr: 1648531 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-31 456A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Roanoke, Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for lung nodules. 2. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus. 3. Entitlement to service connection for a back…

Heart disorder, to include as due to herbicide exposure and/or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II; (PTSD); skin disorder, and other Multiple Claims [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648534


Citation Nr: 1648534 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-23 774 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a heart disorder, to include as due to herbicide exposure and/or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus,…

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648541


Citation Nr: 1648541 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-29 105 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL The Veteran ATTORNEY…

Residuals of a low back injury with lumbosacral degenerative disc and joint diseases; right hip trochanteric bursitis; and left hip trochanteric bursitis [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648547


Citation Nr: 1648547 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-13 617 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of a low back injury with lumbosacral degenerative disc and…

Entitlement to an initial rating higher than 20 percent for type 2 diabetes mellitus, and Entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU)


Citation Nr: 1648549 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-03 255 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating higher than 20 percent for type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2. Entitlement to a total disability rating due…

Right hip disability, left hip disability, right/left knee arthritis Post [GRANTED], right/left knee arthritis Prior, status post right/left knee replacement, right/left knee laxity [DENIED], TDIU [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648551


Citation Nr: 1648551 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 07-24 916 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Los Angeles, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a compensable rating prior to October 26, 2012 for right hip disability manifested by limitation of extension. 2. Entitlement…

Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648553


Citation Nr: 1648553 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-25 876 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The American Legion WITNESS…

Back injury, to include a scar, as a result of an automobile accident [DENIED], generalized anxiety disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648554


Citation Nr: 1648554 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 04-04 351 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a back injury, to include a scar, as a result of an automobile accident. 2. Entitlement to…

Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648555


Citation Nr: 1648555 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-17 984 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS…