Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 70 percent prior to November 4, 2016, for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type (psychiatric disability) (previously referred to as anxiety disorder). [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1761183


Citation Nr: 1761183 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 14-344 97A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 70 percent prior to November 4, 2016, for schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type (psychiatric disability)…

Fractures of the third and fourth metacarpal of the left hand, synovitis and degenerative joint disease, left index finger, and degenerative joint disease, left hand [GRANTED], and (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761187


Citation Nr: 1761187 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 05-16 879 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Louisville, Kentucky THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for residuals of a left hand fracture. 2. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to…

Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine; osteoarthritis of the right/left knee; limited extension of the right/left knee [DENIED]; osteoarthritis of the right/left ankle and (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761189


Citation Nr: 1761189 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 14-30 767 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. 2. Entitlement to a rating…

Varicose veins of the right leg [DENIED]; Varicose veins of the right leg [GRANTED], heart disorder and individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761192


Citation Nr: 1761192 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 15-16 936 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Juan, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for varicose veins of the right leg. 2. Entitlement to service connection for…

Heart disorder, claimed as heart murmur, skin disorder manifested by rashes, cervical spine disorder, special monthly compensation (SMC), [DENIED] and individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1761193


Citation Nr: 1761193 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 15-18 570 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a heart disorder, claimed as heart murmur. 3. Entitlement to…

Herniated nucleus pulpous L5-S1 [REMANDED]; bladder incontinence [GRANTED]; radiculopathy of the left/right lower extremity; fecal incontinence/urgency; and (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761194


Citation Nr: 1761194 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-31 201 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a higher rating for herniated nucleus pulpous L5-S1, rated as 40 percent disabling prior to January 15, 2015 and at…

Entitlement to service connection for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1761197


Citation Nr: 1761197 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 15-32 299 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in New York, New York THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL…

Entitlement to service connection for joint disability, diagnosed as fibromyalgia [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1761200


Citation Nr: 1761200 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-20 619 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for joint disability, diagnosed as fibromyalgia. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL…

Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine [DENIED]; radiculopathy of the right lower extremity prior [GRANTED]; plantar fasciitis of the right foot [GRANTED]; eye disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761202


Citation Nr: 1761202 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 12-33 697A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. 2. Entitlement to an evaluation…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED]; left foot disability; left knee disability; right shoulder disability; left eye disability [DENIED], and individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1761204


Citation Nr: 1761204 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 10-04 213 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Columbia, South Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Whether new and material evidence…