Entitlement to an increased rating for a disability of the lumbar segment of the spine [DENIED], and Entitlement to a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736616


Citation Nr: 1736616 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-24 367 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in North Little Rock, Arkansas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased rating for a disability of the lumbar segment of the spine, currently rated as 40 percent…

Bilateral tinea pedis and eczematous dermatitis [GRANTED], right shoulder, pes planus, left foot neuroma, left/right CTS, left/right ulnar neuropathy and Reduction of lumbar spine rating [REVERSED], Citation Nr: 1736617


Citation Nr: 1736617 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-22 844 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in New York, New York THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for left ulnar nerve entrapment. 2. Entitlement to service connection for right ulnar nerve entrapment. 3.…

Arthritis of the left hand ]REOPENED], hypertension, hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol), type 2 diabetes mellitus, exposure to Agent Orange, (PTSD), and (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736619


Citation Nr: 1736619 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 05-06 791A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for arthritis of the left…

Peripheral neuropathy [GRANTED], diabetes mellitus [DENIED], bilateral extremities [DENIED], individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMDANDED] Citation Nr: 1736620


Citation Nr: 1736620 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-11 922 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial schedular rating in excess of 10 percent for diabetes mellitus prior to November 15, 2007, and entitlement to…

Depressive disorder (NOS) [DENIED], medical meniscus degeneration of the left knee/right knee [GRANTED], and left shoulder acromioclavicular joint degenerative joint disease and tendinitis [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736621


Citation Nr: 1736621 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-28 694 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Juan, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to January 26, 2007, in excess…

Entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected left wrist disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736631


Citation Nr: 1736631 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-02 316 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected left wrist disability. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by:…

Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus, Cervical spine disability, and intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736633


Citation Nr: 1736633 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-02 506 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine…

Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for low back pain with degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbosacral spine [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736634


Citation Nr: 1736634 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 15-38 910A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUE Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for low back pain with degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbosacral spine.…

Chronic lichen simplex [GRANTED], lumbar spine disability, to include spondylolysis[DENIED], right lower extremity sciatica [DENIED] and individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736635


Citation Nr: 1736635 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-06 233A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Huntington, West Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chronic lichen simplex. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar…

Entitlement to an increased rating for urinary incontinence, status post adenocarcinoma of the prostate, currently evaluated as 40 percent disabling effective August 25, 2010 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 173663


Citation Nr: 1736636 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-14 568 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUE Entitlement to an increased rating for urinary incontinence, status post adenocarcinoma of the prostate, currently evaluated as 40 percent disabling effective August 25,…