Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea [DENIED]; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); left knee disability; right knee disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154147


Citation Nr: 18154147 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 17-01 355 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is denied. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for…

Entitlement to service connection for acne; Entitlement to service connection for dermatophytosis (athlete’s foot) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154150


Citation Nr: 18154150 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 17-50 763 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for acne is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for dermatophytosis (athlete’s foot) is remanded REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from August 1992 to August 1996. This matter comes before…

Hypertension, claimed as high blood pressure [DENIED]; depression; sleep apnea [GRANTED]; hyperlipidemia; anterior cruciate ligament repair; degenerative changes [DENIED] & OTHERS REMANDED Citation Nr: 18154155


Citation Nr: 18154155 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-54 224 DATE: November 29, 2018 ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for hypertension, claimed as high blood pressure. 2. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension, claimed as high blood pressure. 3. Entitlement…

Service connection for soft tissue sarcoma [DISMISSED]; lumbar disc herniation [GRANTED]; hypertension; diabetes mellitus, type II; liver condition; bilateral hearing loss [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154157


Citation Nr: 18154157 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 15-03 902A DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER The appeal for entitlement to service connection for soft tissue sarcoma is dismissed. Entitlement to service connection for lumbar disc herniation is granted. REMANDED The issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary…

Cervical spine disability; thoracic spine disability; lumbar spine disability; left shoulder disability; radiculopathy of the left lower extremity; individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154156


Citation Nr: 18154156 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 14-31 537 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been submitted, the claim of entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability is reopened. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability is remanded. Entitlement to service connection…

Left hip disorder based on adduction; bilateral hearing loss; scar resulting from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder; headache; PTSD; TMJ [DENIED] & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154163


Citation Nr: 18154163 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-37 698 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Whether VA has received new and material evidence to reopen a claim of service connection for a left ankle disorder is dismissed. Whether VA has received new and material evidence to reopen a claim of service connection…

Entitlement to an increased initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraine headaches for the period prior to July 29, 2011 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154164


Citation Nr: 18154164 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-56 068 DATE: November 29, 2018 ISSUE Entitlement to an increased initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected migraine headaches for the period prior to July 29, 2011. ORDER Entitlement to an increased initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected…

Right foot disability; left foot disability; bilateral foot disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154165


Citation Nr: 18154165 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-34 126 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection a right foot disability, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for a left foot disability, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities is remanded. REASONS FOR…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [DENIED]; dependency benefits [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154167


Citation Nr: 18154167 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-52 854 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is denied. Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is denied. REMANDED…

Veteran’s lumbar spine disability; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); left hip disability; right hip disability; individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154168


Citation Nr: 18154168 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 14-43 514 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for the Veteran’s lumbar spine disability is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression is remanded.…