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 a rating in excess of 20 percent for osteoarthritis of the right shoulder prior to October 13, 2014, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736628


Citation Nr: 1736628 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-17 010 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for osteoarthritis of the right shoulder prior to October 13, 2014, and in…

Entitlement to an initial increased for residuals of toxoplasmosis, left eye, with chorio-retinitis, central scotoma, and cataract status post intraocular lens Citation [REMANDED] Nr: 1736629


Citation Nr: 1736629 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 08-28 528 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial increased rating in excess of 20 percent prior to December 3, 2016, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter,…

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 to service connection for a left shoulder disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected left wrist disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736631


Citation Nr: 1736631 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-02 316 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected left wrist disability. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by:…

Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for low back pain with degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbosacral spine [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736634


Citation Nr: 1736634 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 15-38 910A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUE Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for low back pain with degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbosacral spine.…

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss {DENIED], and Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736639


Citation Nr: 1736639 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 15-39 462 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Veterans of…

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…

Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736644


Citation Nr: 1736644 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-37 904 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Diego, California THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea. ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD S. Layton, Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran had active service from March…

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…