(PTSD); loss of vision; prostate cancer; heart disease and diabetes mellitus; neuropathy arms & legs; erectile dysfunction; skin disorder; hearing loss; lung disorder; [DECEASED] [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18131307


Citation Nr: 18131307 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 14-26 765 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER The issues of entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and entitlement to service connection for loss of vision are dismissed. The issues of whether new and material evidence has been submitted for the claims…

Coronary artery disease (CAD); Type II (diabetes); neuropathy of the bilateral extremities [DENIED]; pulmonary disability; chronic bronchitis and (COPD); PTSD [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18131308


Citation Nr: 18131308 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 14-21 884 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD) is denied. Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II (diabetes) is denied. Entitlement to service connection for neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, to include as…

Entitlement to a rating greater than 10 percent for a right knee disability & Entitlement to a rating greater than 20 percent for a left knee disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18131311


Citation Nr: 18131311 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 13-03 694 DATE: REMANDED Entitlement to a rating greater than 10 percent for a right knee disability is remanded. Entitlement to a rating greater than 20 percent for a left knee disability is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND Although the Board regrets the additional delay,…

Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; metastatic squamous cell carcinoma to the lymph nodes; exposure to herbicide agents [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18131314


Citation Nr: 18131314 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 17-54 446 DATE: August 31, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma including as due to exposure to herbicide agents is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for metastatic squamous cell carcinoma to the lymph nodes including as due to exposure…

Entitlement to service connection for a heart disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1829779


Citation Nr: 1829779 Decision Date: 08/06/18 Archive Date: 08/17/18 DOCKET NO. 12-17 201 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Cleveland, Ohio THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a heart disability. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Daniel F. Smith, Attorney ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD R. Gandhi, Associate…

Bilateral hearing loss; [DENIED], left testicle seminoma; [DENIED], left leg and myositis of the left vastus lateralis muscle; low back pain; sleep apnea [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1829783


Citation Nr: 1829783 Decision Date: 08/13/18 Archive Date: 08/17/18 DOCKET NO. 14-39 227 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to a compensable evaluation for post surgical excision of left testicle…

Bilateral hip condition; right hand/wrist condition; groin condition; [DENIED] peripheral neuropathy; bilateral upper extremities; peripheral neuropathy; bilateral lower extremities [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1829782


Citation Nr: 1829782 Decision Date: 08/10/18 Archive Date: 08/17/18 DOCKET NO. 11-19 725 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip condition. 2.…

Entitlement to a Compensable Rating for Service-Connected Headaches; Total Disability Rating based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1829789


Citation Nr: 1829789 Decision Date: 08/09/18 Archive Date: 08/17/18 DOCKET NO. 12-30 599A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for depression, including as…

Crohn’s Disease [DENIED]; Major Depressive Disorder; Large Intestine Resection; Chronic Kidney Disease; Lumbar Spine Osteoporosis; Left/Right Wrist Osteoporosis; & TDIU [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1829790


Citation Nr: 1829790 Decision Date: 08/13/18 Archive Date: 08/17/18 DOCKET NO. 09-02 967 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased rating for service-connected Crohn's disease (also claimed as ulcerative colitis with inflammatory bowel disease), currently assigned a 30…

Pinched Nerves; Headaches; Hypertension, to include as Secondary to (PTSD); Hepatitis C; PTSD with Alcohol use Disorder; Right Ear Hearing Loss; & Others [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1829807


Citation Nr: 1829807 Decision Date: 08/22/18 Archive Date: 08/30/18 DOCKET NO. 07-05 817 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUE 1. Entitlement to service connection for pinched nerves. 2. Entitlement to service connection for headaches. 3. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension,…