Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736570


Citation Nr: 1736570 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-19 088 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD N. Laroche, Associate Counsel…

Numbness of the hands and fingers [DENIED], seborrheic dermatitis [DENIED], multiple joint pain, left/right knee total arthroplasty residuals, and osteoarthritis of the right knee [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736571


Citation Nr: 1736571 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 03-29 571 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for numbness of the hands and fingers (including carpal tunnel syndrome), to include as due to exposure…

Entitlement to service connection for a sleep disorder, to include sleep apnea [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736575


Citation Nr: 1736575 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 06-27 231 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Cleveland, Ohio THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a sleep disorder, to include sleep apnea. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United…

Entitlement to specially adapted housing benefits [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736578


Citation Nr: 1736578 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-28 681 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Roanoke, Virginia THE ISSUE Entitlement to specially adapted housing benefits. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL The Veteran ATTORNEY FOR THE…

Entitlement to service connection for a sleep disability, to include as secondary to service-connected disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736579


Citation Nr: 1736579 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-27 667A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a sleep disability, to include as secondary to service-connected disability. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The American Legion WITNESS…

Entitlement to service connection for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736585


Citation Nr: 1736585 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-23 969 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL The Veteran…

Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736586


Citation Nr: 1736586 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-04 054 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Diego, California 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…

Entitlement to service connection for a left knee disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736587


Citation Nr: 1736587 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-40 484A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Columbia, South Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a left knee disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability. 2. Entitlement to…

Lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD), left lower extremity radiculopathy, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736589


Citation Nr: 1736589 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-01 948 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in North Little Rock, Arkansas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased disability rating for lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD) currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling.…

Entitlement to service connection for a neck condition with degenerative disc disease, and Entitlement to service connection for headaches [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736595


Citation Nr: 1736595 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 16-06 163 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Buffalo, New York THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a neck condition with degenerative disc disease. 2. Entitlement to service connection for headaches. REPRESENTATION Veteran…