Entitlement to service connection for residuals of a back injury [DENIED]; residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) [DENIED] and dental condition [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648513


Citation Nr: 1648513 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-44 326 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for residuals of a back injury. 2. Entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a traumatic brain…

Entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) prior to September 24, 2008 [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648514


Citation Nr: 1648514 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-04 386A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Los Angeles, California THE ISSUE Entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) prior to September 24, 2008. REPRESENTATION Appellant…

Excess of 70% for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED], and 20% for diabetes mellitus [DENIED], Type II and individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648515


Citation Nr: 1648515 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-09 375 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to a rating in excess…

Gastroesophageal disability to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) ulcer [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648516


Citation Nr: 1648516 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-19 229 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection, to include on a secondary basis, for gastroesophageal disability to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ)…

Syncopal episodes/blackouts claimed as a seizure disorder, hypertension [GRANTED], anemia [GRANTED], chronic renal disease/hypertension, and Raynaud’s phenomenon [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648517


Citation Nr: 1648517 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-15 868 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Huntington, West Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for syncopal episodes/blackouts, claimed as a seizure disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension. 2. Entitlement…

Bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, respiratory disorder, to include bronchial asthma and high blood pressure, to include as secondary to a respiratory disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648518


Citation Nr: 1648518 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-23 094 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Juan, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus. 3. Entitlement…

Individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU), and Special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648519


Citation Nr: 1648519 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 15-10 953 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU). 2. Entitlement to special monthly compensation…

Left foot disorder [REMANDED]; Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of the April 2003 and March 2004 procedures performed by VA [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1755121


Citation Nr: 1755121 Decision Date: 11/04/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 13-05 903 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a left foot disorder. 2. Entitlement to compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151…

Petition to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability [GRANTED]; Service connection for a heart disability [DENIED]; right shoulder disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755123


Citation Nr: 1755123 Decision Date: 11/06/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 13-34 241 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability,…

Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability, to include as due to radiation and/or asbestos exposure; and hypertension, to include as due to radiation exposure [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755124


Citation Nr: 1755124 Decision Date: 11/06/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 10-03 714 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability, to include as due to radiation and/or asbestos exposure. 2. Entitlement to service connection…