Entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability other than bipolar disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761219


Citation Nr: 1761219 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 11-16 232 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability other than bipolar disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by:…

Arthritis of the bilateral knees, Osgood-Schlatter’s disease, and arthritis of the bilateral hips, to include as secondary to service-connected Osgood-Schlatter’s disease [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761220


Citation Nr: 1761220 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 11-14 713 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for arthritis of the bilateral knees, to include as secondary to service-connected Osgood-Schlatter's disease. 2. Entitlement to…

Excess of 50 percent prior to August 29, 2007, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [GRANTED], and individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to August 29, 2007 [TDIU] Citation Nr: 1761221


Citation Nr: 1761221 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-34 328 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Newark, New Jersey THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 50 percent prior to August 29, 2007, for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2.…

Entitlement to service connection for a neck disorder, to include as secondary to the service-connected left knee disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761224


Citation Nr: 1761224 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 08-22 888A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a neck disorder, to include as secondary to the service-connected left knee disability. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Disabled…

Entitlement to service connection for a right testicle epididymal cyst, claimed as secondary to service-connected skin disability and exposure to herbicides [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1761226


Citation Nr: 1761225 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-31 718 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent from January 18, 2007, through June 7, 2017, for a service-connected migraine…

Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761228


Citation Nr: 1761228 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 09-28 147 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability. WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Appellant ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD James R. Siegel,…

Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761230


Citation Nr: 1761230 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 14-42 342 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Baltimore, Maryland THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans ATTORNEY FOR…

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761232


Citation Nr: 1761232 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 12-07 513 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Des Moines, Iowa THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD D. Abdelbary, Associate…

20 percent rate in the calculated amount of $18, 559.70, for prostate cancer, and hypertension, GERD, urinary disorder, headaches, nosebleeds, and short-term memory loss [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1761235


Citation Nr: 1761235 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 17-64 419 DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Chicago, Illinois THE ISSUE The issue of entitlement to relief from the payment of agent fees from past-due benefits at the 20 percent rate in the calculated amount…

Entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for bronchial asthma disability [REMANDED]


Citation Nr: 1761236 Decision Date: 12/29/17 Archive Date: 01/02/18 DOCKET NO. 14-04 585 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Newark, New Jersey THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for bronchial asthma disability. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Mr. Michael Brown, Attorney…