Hypertension, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), secondary to diabetes mellitus, Agent Orange exposure, onychomycosis, and erectile dysfunction (ED), [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736600


Citation Nr: 1736600 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-01 772 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Newark, New Jersey THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), secondary to diabetes mellitus, and to…

Entitlement to service connection for hypertension [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736609


Citation Nr: 1736609 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-21 029A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for hypertension. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESSES AT HEARING ON APPEAL The Veteran and his…

Arthritis of the left hand ]REOPENED], hypertension, hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol), type 2 diabetes mellitus, exposure to Agent Orange, (PTSD), and (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736619


Citation Nr: 1736619 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 05-06 791A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for arthritis of the left…

Increased rating in excess of 20 for degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine, 10% for cervical spine, 10% for right/left knee degenerative joint disease [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736663


Citation Nr: 1736663 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-16 196 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the service-connected degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbar spine.…

Diabetes mellitus, type II, for herbicides and/or mustard gas [DENIED], Anxiety Disorder [GRANTED], hypertension/prostate cancer [DENIED], bilateral foot fungus [REMANDED, and (PTSD) Citation Nr: 1736664


Citation Nr: 1736664 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-11 888 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, to include as due to exposure to herbicides and/or mustard gas. 2.…

Low back disability, residuals of a left rotator cuff injury, to include low back disability, and hypertension as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736673


Citation Nr: 1736673 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 97-20 514A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a left rotator cuff…

Entitlement to Service Connection for Hypertension (HTN) [GRANTED], Acquired Psychiatric Disorder to Include (PTSD) [GRANTED], and Individual Unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736701


Citation Nr: 1736701 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-04 472 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension (HTN), to include as secondary to service-connected degenerative joint disease (DJD) with spondylosis of the lumbar…

Entitlement to Service Connection for a Bilateral Foot Disability, Bilateral Knee Disability, Heart Condition, Hypertension, Erectile Dysfunction and Asbestos Pulmonary Disease [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736722


Citation Nr: 1736722 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-17 725A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disability. 3. Entitlement…

Entitlement to Service Connection for Hypertension, to Include as Secondary to Service-Connected Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736724


Citation Nr: 1736724 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-15 032A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Hartford, Connecticut THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD). REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Ryan Farrell, Agent…

Denial Entitlement to Service Connection for Hypertension, to include as Secondary Service-Connected Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Ischemic Heart Disease is [AFFIRMED]. Case # 16-2254


Designated for electronic publication only UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS No. 16-2254 JOHNNIE R. CUMMINGS, APPELLANT, V. DAVID J. SHULKIN, M.D., SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, APPELLEE. Before PIETSCH, Judge. MEMORANDUM DECISION Note: Pursuant to U.S. Vet. App. R. 30(a), this action may not be cited as precedent. PIETSCH, Judge: The appellant, Johnnie R.…