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…

Entitlement to service connection for hypertension, or in the alternative, due to ins-service exposure to an herbicide agent, to include Agent Orange [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761191


Citation Nr: 1761191 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-28 958 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Indianapolis, Indiana THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability or, in the alternative, due to ins-service exposure to…

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…

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…

Lumbosacral spine strain with spondylolisthesis and degenerative joint disease [DENIED]; hypertension; hypertensive heart disease, and chronic diverticulosis [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761195


Citation Nr: 1761195 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 11-13 423 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to July 22, 2015, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter,…

Entitlement to service connection for a right ankle disability, secondary to the service-connected total left knee arthroplasty with residual scar, and right knee chondromalacia [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761196


Citation Nr: 1761196 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 10-08 608 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Roanoke, Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a right ankle disability, to include as secondary to the service-connected total left knee arthroplasty with residual…

Bilateral neurological disability of the upper extremities; cervical spine and lumbar spine disabilities; left elbow disability; bilateral hearing loss; and (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761198


Citation Nr: 1761198 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 08-37 238 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral neurological disability of the upper extremities (to include carpal tunnel syndrome), to include as…

Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as nervous breakdown [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761201


Citation Nr: 1761201 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-04 201 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, claimed as nervous breakdown. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Peter J. Meadows, Attorney WITNESS…

Entitlement to a compensable rating for residuals of lingular pneumonitis (originally claimed as spontaneous pneumothorax [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761205


Citation Nr: 1761205 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 10-18 549 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Boston, Massachusetts THE ISSUE Entitlement to a compensable rating for residuals of lingular pneumonitis (originally claimed as spontaneous pneumothorax). REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Veterans of Foreign Wars…

Skin disorder, squamous cell carcinoma, urticarial, rosacea, hives, actinic keratosis; alopecia universalis, contaminated water; headaches; vertigo, alopecia universalis, & Others [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761217


Citation Nr: 1761217 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 12-10 418 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder, to include residuals of squamous cell carcinoma of the chest, urticarial, rosacea, hives,…