Entitlement to service connection for the cause of death is [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18132348


Citation Nr: 18132348 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-14 305A DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for the cause of death is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran served in the Republic of Vietnam. 2. The Veteran’s acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is due to the Veteran’s presumptive exposure…

Bilateral ankle disorder; lung disorder; scars of the forearm and ankles [DENIED]; (APD) [GRANTED]; heart disorder; ulcers; sleep disorder; hypertension; liver lesions [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18124060


Citation Nr: 18124060 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 13-00 953 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral ankle disorder is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a lung disorder is denied. Entitlement to service connection for scars of the forearm and ankles is denied. Entitlement to service…

100 percent for service-connected heart disability is [GRANTED] from the earlier effective date of January 22, 2008, resolving both the increased rating issue and the effective date issue Citation Nr: 18124061


Citation Nr: 18124061 Decision Date: 08/07/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 09-27 879 DATE: August 7, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial disability rating of 100 percent for service-connected heart disability is granted from the earlier effective date of January 22, 2008 (resolving both the increased rating issue and the effective date issue concerning the…

Service connection for a bilateral foot disorder with ankle pain (previously claimed as right and left ankle condition) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18132352


Citation Nr: 18132352 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-04 668 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Service connection for a bilateral foot disorder with ankle pain (previously claimed as right and left ankle condition) is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran entered service with a pre-existing bilateral pes planus. 2. Clear and…

Payment of, or reimbursement for, medical expenses incurred at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center (HFRMC) on September 24, 2013 [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18124066


Citation Nr: 18124066 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 14-40 575 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Payment of, or reimbursement for, medical expenses incurred at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center (HFRMC) on September 24, 2013, is granted. FINDING OF FACT A prudent layperson would have reasonably expected that delay in seeking immediate…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; headaches; hearing loss [DISMISSED]; coronary artery disease; diabetes mellitus, type II; right shoulder (DJD) [GRANTED]; (TDIU) [REMINDED] Citation Nr: 18132356


Citation Nr: 18132356 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-32 423 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is dismissed. An increased rating for headaches is dismissed. An increased rating for hearing loss is dismissed. New and material evidence having been received, the petition to reopen the claim…

Entitlement to service connection for a brain disorder claimed as a head injury residual [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18124069


Citation Nr: 18124069 Decision Date: 08/07/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 10-46 485 DATE: August 7, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a brain disorder claimed as a head injury residual is granted. FINDING OF FACT The evidence of record is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s residuals of traumatic brain injury resulted…

Cervical disc disease; lumbar disc disease; bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, claimed as a leg condition [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18124070


Citation Nr: 18124070 Decision Date: 08/06/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 12-08 463 DATE: August 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for cervical disc disease is granted. Entitlement to service connection for lumbar disc disease is granted. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, claimed as a leg condition, is granted. FINDING…

Spurring of the left tibial apophysis [GRANTED]; left foot plantar fasciitis [DENIED]; cervical strain with spondylosis & stenosis; left upper extremity radiculopathy Etc. [REMINDED] Citation Nr: 18124072


Citation Nr: 18124072 Decision Date: 08/06/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 13-09 057A DATE: August 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial 10 percent rating for spurring of the left tibial apophysis (also claimed as left knee pain) is granted, subject to controlling regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits. Entitlement to a separate rating…

Coronary artery disease is [GRANTED]; right eye disability; retrobulbar eye pain and cataracts; residuals shell fragment wound (SFW); residual brain trauma with seizures & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18124073


Citation Nr: 18124073 Decision Date: 08/07/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 03-21 703A DATE: August 7, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease is granted. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for right eye disability, including retrobulbar eye pain and cataracts, to include as secondary to the service-connected residuals shell fragment wound (SFW)…