Entitlement to service connection for a disorder manifested by headaches, to include as secondary to various service-connected disabilities, including a chronic cervical strain [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749104


Citation Nr: 1749104 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-44 252 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Lincoln, Nebraska THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a disorder manifested by headaches, to include as secondary to various service-connected disabilities, including a chronic cervical strain.…

Entitlement to service-connection for a recurrent skin disorder, to include tinea pedis and tinea cruris [GRANTED], and erectile dysfunction, including as secondary to service-connected disabilities


Citation Nr: 1749103 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-42 783 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manchester, New Hampshire THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service-connection for a recurrent skin disorder, to include tinea pedis and tinea cruris. 2. Entitlement to service-connection for erectile…

Service connection for a lumbar spine disability [REMANDED], all other Multiple claims [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1749106


Citation Nr: 1749106 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-23 177 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Diego, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for Meniere's disease. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a chronic ear disorder, to include chronic otitis…

Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749111


Citation Nr: 1749111 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 15-19 114 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The American Legion ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD…

Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with repair, cephalgia, to include as secondary to AVM with repair, bilateral eye disability and chronic disability manifested by stomach problems [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749113


Citation Nr: 1749113 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-35 185 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with repair. 2. Entitlement to service connection for cephalgia, to include as secondary…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and individual unemployability caused by service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1749117


Citation Nr: 1749117 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-46 018 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to a total rating…

Acute myositis of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease (DJD) at the L4-5 level, and (DDD) at the L5-S1 level, i.e., for a low back disability [DENIED] and TDIU [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749124


Citation Nr: 1749124 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-36 145 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Oakland, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating higher than 40 percent for acute myositis of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease (DJD) at the L4-5…

Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749126


Citation Nr: 1749126 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-01 633 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Roanoke, Virginia THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability. REPRESENTATION The Veteran represented by: Patricia E. Roberts, Esq. ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD Grace…

Diabetes mellitus type II (DM) to include as secondary to exposure to herbicide agents [DENIED], bilateral hand numbness and bilateral foot numbness, to include as secondary to DM [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749138


Citation Nr: 1749138 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-24 922 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Buffalo, New York THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus type II (DM), to include as secondary to exposure to herbicide agents. 2. Entitlement…

Left ear tinnitus due to (CUE) in the September 1957 rating decision (CUE for tinnitus) [GRANTED], left ear hearing loss [DISMISSED], right ear hearing loss due to CUE [DENIED], others [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749190


Citation Nr: 1749190 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-34 797A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an earlier effective date for service connection for left ear tinnitus, due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the…