Acquired psychiatric disability, left leg disability, right leg disability, folliculitis barbae, and competent to manage his Department of Veterans Affairs benefit payments [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736604


Citation Nr: 1736604 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-23 080 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a left leg disability. 3. Entitlement to…

Acquired psychiatric disorder [GRANTED], residuals of a scar, left olecranon process [DENIED] and individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736608


Citation Nr: 1736608 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-13 756 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Chicago, Illinois THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected back and left elbow disabilities. 2. Entitlement…

Arthritis of the left hand ]REOPENED], hypertension, hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol), type 2 diabetes mellitus, exposure to Agent Orange, (PTSD), and (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736619


Citation Nr: 1736619 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 05-06 791A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for arthritis of the left…

ntitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities[GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736623


Citation Nr: 1736623 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-24 492 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Portland, Oregon THE ISSUE Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Todd S. Hammond, Attorney…

Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736624


Citation Nr: 1736624 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-25 020 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Oakland, California THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736626


Citation Nr: 1736626 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 07- 39 971 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Jewish War Veterans…

Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral ankle disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, chondromalacia of the right knee/left knee [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736630


Citation Nr: 1736630 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-04 321 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Newark, New Jersey THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral ankle disorder. 2. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. 3. Entitlement…

Entitlement for Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [GRANTED], and Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736641


Citation Nr: 1736641 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-37 636 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to April 19, 2010 and from August 1, 2010 to June…

Lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis, post lumbar laminectomy and fusion [REMANDED], right hand disorder, left hand disability [DENIED], TDIU and Housing Grant [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736642


Citation Nr: 1736642 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-05 200 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Newark, New Jersey THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis, post lumbar laminectomy and fusion. 2. Entitlement to service connection for…

Entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for traumatic brain injury (TBI) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736645


Citation Nr: 1736645 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-16 556A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Denver, Colorado THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 50 percent prior to February 1, 2017, and in excess of 70 percent from February…