Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent, prior to January 18, 2008, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1749100


Citation Nr: 1749100 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 08-01 476 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUE Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent, prior to January 18, 2008, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented…

Entitlement to service connection for Multiple Claims Including Special monthly compensation (SMC), [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1749132


Citation Nr: 1749132 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-44 761 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, or on account…

Entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DISMISSED], and individual unemployability (TDIU), [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1749134


Citation Nr: 1749134 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-05 796 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to a total disability rating due…

Left ear tinnitus due to (CUE) in the September 1957 rating decision (CUE for tinnitus) [GRANTED], left ear hearing loss [DISMISSED], right ear hearing loss due to CUE [DENIED], others [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749190


Citation Nr: 1749190 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-34 797A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection for left ear tinnitus, due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the…

Entitlement to service connection for a left index finger disability, and Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for service-connected hypertensive heart disease [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1743965


Citation Nr: 1743965 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-32 369 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a left index finger disability. 2. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for…

Entitlement to service connection for a left eye disability [DISMISSED], and Entitlement to compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left eye disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1743996


Citation Nr: 1743996 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 16-52 481 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a left eye disability. 2. Entitlement to compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left…

The appeal for service connection for a skin disorder other than tinea cruris, to include chloracne and porphyria cutanea tarda, secondary to herbicide exposure is dismissed [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1744003


Citation Nr: 1744003 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 03-23 909 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder other than tinea cruris, to include chloracne and porphyria cutanea tarda, secondary to herbicide exposure.…

Entitlement to a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation (FVEC) Fund [DEMISMISS] Citation Nr: 1744004


Citation Nr: 1744004 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 12-01 031 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines THE ISSUE Entitlement to a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation (FVEC) Fund. ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD J. Sandler,…

Left eye condition, decreased vision, maculopathy, lenticular sclerosis, optic neuropathy, asymmetry of the C/D ration of the left eye, conjunctivitis, chalazion, Etc. [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1736558


Citation Nr: 1736558 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 07-03 219A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a left eye condition, to include mydriasis, decreased vision, maculopathy, lenticular sclerosis, optic neuropathy, asymmetry of the…

Fragment wounds of the right/left thigh, leg, and knee [GRANTED], All other Multiple claims [Dismissed], [DENIED] and [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736559


Citation Nr: 1736559 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 02-14 943A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for fragment wound scars of the mouth (cheek and jaw) and nose prior…