Citation Nr: 18160406 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 09-50 057 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches is granted. FINDING OF FACT Throughout the appeal period, the Veteran’s migraine headaches have caused frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.…
A clothing allowance for the year 2015 [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160407
Citation Nr: 18160407 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-50 481 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER A clothing allowance for the year 2015 is granted. FINDING OF FACT The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran consistently uses his VA-issued Hydrophilic cream, Ketoconazole cream, and Triamcinolone cream, for his service-connected…
Reimbursement or payment for medical expenses incurred due to non-VA medical care [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160408
Citation Nr: 18160408 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-50 960 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Reimbursement or payment for medical expenses incurred due to non-VA medical care, on December 4, 2015, at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center (ABMC), is granted. Reimbursement or payment for medical expenses incurred due to non-VA medical care, from…
Heart condition (claimed as congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease), to include as due to herbicide exposure [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160427
Citation Nr: 18160427 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-06 109 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a heart condition (claimed as congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease), to include as due to herbicide exposure, is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran set foot in the Republic…
Neck disability; degenerative joint disease (DJD); bilateral hearing; headaches associated with service-connected skull fracture [GRANTED]; (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160434
Citation Nr: 18160434 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-21 009 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER The application to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for a neck disability is granted. The application to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative joint disease (DJD) is granted.…
Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160437
Citation Nr: 18160437 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-49 040 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is granted. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s sleep apnea is related to his active service. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for sleep apnea have been met. 38 U.S.C. §§ 1110,…
Service Connection for Bilateral Hearing Loss; Service Connection for Tinnitus [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160438
Citation Nr: 18160438 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-08 619 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Service Connection for Bilateral Hearing Loss is granted. Service Connection for Tinnitus is granted. FINDING OF FACT In a January 2017 Statement of the Case, the RO denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus on…
Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to service-connected lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) on a causation basis [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160441
Citation Nr: 18160441 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-18 701 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to service-connected lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD) on a causation basis, is granted. FINDING OF FACT The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's obstructive…
Entitlement to service connection for asbestos-related pleural plaques [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160444
Citation Nr: 18160444 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-05 751 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a lung condition is granted. Entitlement to service connection for asbestos-related pleural plaques is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. A December 2008 rating decision denied…
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); sleep apnea; degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine; radiculopathy of the right/left lower extremity; hypertension; (TDIU) Citation Nr: 18160455
Citation Nr: 18160455 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-51 909 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a 50 percent rating for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), effective October 29, 2012, is granted. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is remanded. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for…
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