Entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for anxiety disorder [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754174


Citation Nr: 1754174 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 14-11 973 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Huntington, West Virginia THE ISSUE Entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for anxiety disorder. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Jan Dils, Attorney WITNESS AT HEARING…

Bilateral hearing loss [DENIED], heart disability [DENIED], bilateral knee disability, bilateral ankle disability [REMANDED], and bilateral hand disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1754173


Citation Nr: 1754173 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 12-14 690 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a compensable disability rating prior to June 2, 2015, and to a disability rating greater than 20 percent from June…

Entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability [GRANTED], and Entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability [GRANTED], Citation Nr: 1754172


Citation Nr: 1754172 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 11-22 464 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Huntington, West Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability. REPRESENTATION Veteran…

Cause of the Veteran’s death; Entitlement to service connection for a heart disorder, including as secondary to herbicide exposure; and individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1754171


Citation Nr: 1754171 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 08-11 009 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office and Insurance Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a heart…

Individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED]; right ankle fracture (right ankle disability) [GRANTED]; left ankle fracture (left ankle disability) [GRANTED]; and Left Shoulder Disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1754170


Citation Nr: 1754170 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 12-15 637 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). 2. Entitlement to an increased initial rating for status post right…

Rating for right wrist scarring [DENIED]; and Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1754169


Citation Nr: 1754169 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 12-10 465 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Paul, Minnesota THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for right wrist scarring. 2. Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability…

Coronary artery disease [GRANTED], Diabetes mellitus [DENIED], right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy [DENIED] right/left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1754168


Citation Nr: 1754168 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 12-14 552 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to initial disability ratings for coronary artery disease status post percutaneous intervention in excess of 10 percent prior to May 30,…

Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include (PTSD); excess of 10% for residuals of left distal radius fracture; excess of 10% for scar of the right leg, status post gunshot wound [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1754166


Citation Nr: 1754166 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 12-00 116A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to a rating in…

Entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability; left shoulder disability; low back disability; neck disability; Barrett’s esophagus, and bilateral inguinal hernia [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1754165


Citation Nr: 1754165 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 12-14 325 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Roanoke, Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disability. 3. Entitlement to…

Effective date prior to February 10, 2010 for award of service connection for varicose veins in the right lower extremity, to include consideration of CUE in the May 1980 rating decision [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754164


Citation Nr: 1754164 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 14-02 118 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to an effective date prior to February 10, 2010 for the award of service connection for varicose veins in the right lower…