Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of 50 percent [REMANDED]; individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160459


Citation Nr: 18160459 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 09-27 778 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of 50 percent, effective November 22, 2006, and 100 percent, effective May 13, 2013, is granted, subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary…

Entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) as the surviving spouse of the Veteran [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160463


Citation Nr: 18160463 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-05 334 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) as the surviving spouse of the Veteran is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran and the appellant were married by ceremony in April 1975 and they divorced in October…

50 percent for service-connected migraine headaches associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160469


Citation Nr: 18160469 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-18 817A DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a rating of 50 percent for service-connected migraine headaches associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, from March 13, 2013, is granted. FINDING OF FACT Since March 13, 2013, the Veteran has…

Right shoulder disability; a right shoulder labral tear, and right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis; right ankle disability; right/Left knee disability [GRANTED]; OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160471


Citation Nr: 18160471 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-18 310 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Service connection for a right shoulder disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease, a right shoulder labral tear, and right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis, is granted. Service connection for a right ankle disability, including degenerative changes, is granted.…

The claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160473


Citation Nr: 18160473 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 13-17 591 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER The claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted. FINDING OF FACT Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, his service-connected disabilities render him unable…

Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160474


Citation Nr: 18160474 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-61 396 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities is granted. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s combined disability rating is 70 percent with one disability rated at least 40 percent, and…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160475


Citation Nr: 18160475 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-42 833 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER 1. A rating greater than 70 percent for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder is denied. 2. An effective date earlier than May 12, 2008, specifically, May 12, 2007, for the grant of a…

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss [DENIED]; tinnitus [GRANTED]; enlarged prostate [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160478


Citation Nr: 18160478 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-07 477 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. Service connection for tinnitus is granted. Service connection for enlarged prostate is denied. REMANDED Service connection for squamous cell suparglottic larynx carcinoma, metastatic to neck status-post radiation and chemotherapy…

Restoration of the 30 percent rating for service-connected rhinitis with polyps [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160479


Citation Nr: 18160479 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-11 441 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Restoration of the 30 percent rating for service-connected rhinitis with polyps is granted, effective May 1, 2015. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran was in receipt of a 30 percent rating for service-connected rhinitis with polyps from…

Entitlement to service connection for bladder cancer as due to herbicide exposure [GRANTED]; Citation Nr: 18160480


Citation Nr: 18160480 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 14-28 183 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for bladder cancer as due to herbicide exposure is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents while serving in Vietnam. 2. The Veteran’s bladder…