For the period from October 31, 2007 to April 16, 2013, a rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD is [DENIED], and from April 17, 2013 to February 24, 2015, entitlement to a 70 percent rating [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736567


Citation Nr: 1736567 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 08-06 956A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Boston, Massachusetts THE ISSUE What evaluation is warranted for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from October 31, 2007 to February 24, 2015? REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American…

Left knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis with instability, lost motion, unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 30, 2011 [DENIED], and TDIU effective from June 30, 2011 [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736569


Citation Nr: 1736569 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-29 352 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for left knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis with instability. 2. Entitlement to an increased…

Entitlement to service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, to include an ulcer disorder [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736572


Citation Nr: 1736572 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-32 500 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Anchorage, Alaska THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, to include an ulcer disorder. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the…

The appeal for service connection for Multiple Disabilities [DISMISSED], and Entitlement to a TDIU from January 10, 2012 is [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736574


Citation Nr: 1736574 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-17 125 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for chest pain. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a right leg disability to include as secondary…

Rating in excess of 50% prior to September 13, 2012 [GRANTED], and 70% thereafter [DENIED], for anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS), and individual employability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736576


Citation Nr: 1736576 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-35 370 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Hartford, Connecticut THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent prior to September 13, 2012, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter,…

Entitlement to service connection for residuals of surgery on right cheek [GRANTED], and for foot fungus of the bilateral feet, also claimed as toenail fungus [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736580


Citation Nr: 1736580 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-11 367 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for residuals of surgery on right cheek. 2. Entitlement to service connection for foot fungus of the…

For the rating period from March 12, 2014 to December 28, 2016 in excess of 60 percent for bronchial asthma [DENIED], from December 29, 2016, entitlement to a 100 percent disability rating [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736590


Citation Nr: 1736590 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-46 932A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to an increased rating for bronchial asthma, currently evaluated as 60 percent disabling. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Texas Veterans Commission WITNESS AT…

Entitlement to a compensable disability rating prior to November 30, 2016 [GRANTED], and in excess of 10 percent thereafter, for a scar on the right parietal scalp [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736601


Citation Nr: 1736601 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-10 976 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Roanoke, Virginia THE ISSUE Entitlement to a compensable disability rating prior to November 30, 2016, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter, for a scar on the…

Acquired psychiatric disorder [GRANTED], residuals of a scar, left olecranon process [DENIED] and individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736608


Citation Nr: 1736608 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-13 756 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Chicago, Illinois THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected back and left elbow disabilities. 2. Entitlement…

Sciatic nerve in the left lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the nerves, all radicular groups in the left upper extremity [DENIED] femoral nerve in the right lower extremity [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736612


Citation Nr: 1736612 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 99-13 825 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Cleveland, Ohio THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a knot in the stomach and back causing leg paralysis. 2. Entitlement to an initial rating in…