Degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine [GRANTED], residuals of right shoulder injury [DENIED], rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of left shoulder injury [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1744023


Citation Nr: 1744023 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 11-06 227 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Phoenix, Arizona THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of…

Entitlement to service connection for a left eye disability, claimed as a vision problem [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749044


Citation Nr: 1749044 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 07-39 285 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a left eye disability, claimed as a vision problem. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: The American Legion WITNESS AT…

Entitlement to an effective date prior to April 5, 2007, for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for schizophrenia, paranoid type [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744025


Citation Nr: 1744025 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 14-01 038 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Los Angeles, California THE ISSUE Entitlement to an effective date prior to April 5, 2007, for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for schizophrenia, paranoid type.…

Entitlement to service connection for hearing loss, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and hypertension, to include as secondary to psychiatric disability Citation Nr: 1749045


Citation Nr: 1749045 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 15-18 010 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 3. Entitlement to service connection…

Obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to PTSD [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744028


Citation Nr: 1744028 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-24 828 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to PTSD. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Texas Veterans Commission WITNESS AT…

Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744027


Citation Nr: 1744027 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 10-39 410 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Columbia, South Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disorder. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: D. Krasnegor, Esq. WITNESSES AT HEARING ON APPEAL The…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED], and acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include depressive disorder and/or a neurocognitive disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744030


Citation Nr: 1744030 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 09-29 330 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Cleveland, Ohio THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD,…

Skin disorder [DENIED], Right hand/arm carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), left arm disorder, seborrheic dermatitis, low back disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749051


Citation Nr: 1749051 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 00-18 696A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for right hand/arm carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), including due to undiagnosed illness. 2. Entitlement to service connection for…

Entitlement to an extraschedular rating for right ring finger injury residuals [DENIED], and right hand manifestations associated with right ring finger injury residuals [GRANTED] [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744033


Citation Nr: 1744033 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 11-18 109 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an extraschedular rating for right ring finger injury residuals. 2. Entitlement to a separate rating for right hand manifestations associated…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [GRANTED], disability manifested by chest pains, headache disorder, back disability [DENIED], right shoulder disability, and vision disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744034


Citation Nr: 1744034 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-27 920 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Seattle, Washington THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to service connection for a disability manifested by chest pains. 3.…