Petition to Reopen a Claim for Head Injury [DENIED]; to Reopen Claim for Facial and Mouth Scars [DENIED]; Psychiatric Disorder [DENIED]; Right Ankle Disability [DENIED]; TDIU [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1829805


Citation Nr: 1829805 Decision Date: 08/16/18 Archive Date: 08/30/18 DOCKET NO. 97-17 505A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a…

Pinched Nerves; Headaches; Hypertension, to include as Secondary to (PTSD); Hepatitis C; PTSD with Alcohol use Disorder; Right Ear Hearing Loss; & Others [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1829807


Citation Nr: 1829807 Decision Date: 08/22/18 Archive Date: 08/30/18 DOCKET NO. 07-05 817 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUE 1. Entitlement to service connection for pinched nerves. 2. Entitlement to service connection for headaches. 3. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension,…

1991 Board Decision, Found to be Clearly and Unmistakably Erroneous in Denying a 100 Percent Rating for Schizophrenia, is Revised to Reflect a Grant of a 100% Rating for Schizophrenia Citation Nr: 1829808


Citation Nr: 1829808 Decision Date: 08/22/18 Archive Date: 08/30/18 DOCKET NO. 13-11 032 ) DATE ) ) THE ISSUE Whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a January 7, 1991 Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) decision that granted a 70 percent rating and effectively denied a 100 percent rating for service-connected schizophrenia. (The…

The June 14, 2018 Board Decision is Vacated; The Claim of Entitlement to Nonservice-Connected Burial Benefits is [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1829809


Citation Nr: 1829809 Decision Date: 08/16/18 Archive Date: 08/30/18 DOCKET NO. 15-08 051 ) DATE ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office (RO) and Insurance Center in St. Paul, Minnesota THE ISSUE Entitlement to nonservice-connected burial benefits. ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD Michael Sanford, Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty…

Entitlement to Service Connection for the Cause of the Veteran’s Death; Dependency an Indemnity Compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318; Entitlement to Death Pension Citation Nr: 1829823


Citation Nr: 1829823 Decision Date: 08/30/18 Archive Date: 09/05/18 DOCKET NO. 15-19 040 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office (RO)and Insurance Center in St. Paul, Minnesota THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. 2. Entitlement to dependency an indemnity compensation…

The Appeal Concerning the Claim of Entitlement to Rating Higher than 60 Percent for Asthma is [WITHDRAWN] [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1829824


Citation Nr: 1829824 Decision Date: 08/29/18 Archive Date: 09/05/18 DOCKET NO. 15-09 055 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to a rating higher than 60 percent for asthma. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs ATTORNEY FOR…

50% for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & Major Depressive Disorder, Total Disability Evaluation Based Upon Individual Unemployability; Service-Connected Disabilities (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1829825


Citation Nr: 1829825 Decision Date: 08/23/18 Archive Date: 09/05/18 DOCKET NO. 14-41 397A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder. 2. Entitlement…

Entitlement to service connection for a back condition [DECEASED] [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1829826


Citation Nr: 1829826 Decision Date: 08/29/18 Archive Date: 09/05/18 DOCKET NO. 15-24 883 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a back condition. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD M.…

Whether the Character of the Veteran’s Discharge for his Period of Service from October 1979 to October 1987 is a Bar to his Receipt of VA Benefits [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1829827


Citation Nr: 1829827 Decision Date: 08/29/18 Archive Date: 09/05/18 DOCKET NO. 15-18 199 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin THE ISSUE Whether the character of the Veteran's discharge for his period of service from October 1979 to October 1987 is a bar to his…

Service Connection for Congenital Hammertoes; Bilateral Leg Disability & Bilateral Hip Disability [DECEASED] [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1829828


Citation Nr: 1829828 Decision Date: 08/29/18 Archive Date: 09/05/18 DOCKET NO. 16-60 510 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen claim of entitlement for service connection for congenital hammertoes. 2. Whether…