Entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, to include as due to herbicide exposure [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648511


Citation Nr: 1648511 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-32 612 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, to include as due to herbicide exposure. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented…

Entitlement to an initial 10 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis prior to January 7, 2013 [GRANTED], rating in excess of 10 percent starting January 7, 2013 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648512


Citation Nr: 1648512 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-17 805 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis prior to January 7, 2013, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter. REPRESENTATION Veteran…

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) [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…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED], diabetes mellitus, Type II, [DENIED] and individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (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, to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension [GRANTED], Anemia [GRANTED], Raynaud’s phenomenon Citation [REMANDED] 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 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…

Coronary artery disease with cardiomyopathy, status-post myocardial infarction (heart disability), to include as secondary to service-connected cold injury residuals [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648520


Citation Nr: 1648520 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-02 862 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease with cardiomyopathy, status-post myocardial infarction (heart disability), to include as secondary to service-connected cold…