Diabetes mellitus, type 2, [DENED]; Heart disability [DENIED]; Service connection for a respiratory disability [DENIED]; and throat cancer [DENIED]; and all others [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755122


Citation Nr: 1755122 Decision Date: 11/05/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 15-07 943 ) ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, to include as due to herbicide exposure. 2. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired…

Right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with the low back disability [DENIED]; left lower extremity radiculopathy [GRANTED]; and All Others [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755126


Citation Nr: 1755126 Decision Date: 11/07/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 08-35 733 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Diego, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an effective date prior to November 17, 2011 for the grant of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy…

Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder, hypertension, individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648501


Citation Nr: 1648501 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-41 067 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder. 2. Entitlement to service…

Entitlement to apportionment of the Veteran’s VA benefits, residuals of a back injury, and residuals of a traumatic brain injury, and for a dental condition [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648502


Citation Nr: 1648502 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 16-62 129 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUE Entitlement to apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits. (The issues of service connection for residuals of a back injury, residuals of a traumatic…

Rating of 50 percent prior to January 12, 2016, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter for major depression & individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648521


Citation Nr: 1648521 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-31 698 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Salt Lake City, Utah THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent prior to January 12, 2016, and in excess of 70…

Increased rating greater than 30% for compression fracture of C5 with arthrodesis at C4-C6, cervical spine DDD, and chronic posterior cervical myofascial pain syndrome, and TDIU [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648525


Citation Nr: 1648525 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-09 461 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Paul, Minnesota THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased rating greater than 30 percent for service-connected compression fracture of C5 with arthrodesis at C4-C6, cervical spine…

Entitlement to an initial rating higher than 20 percent for type 2 diabetes mellitus, and Entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU)


Citation Nr: 1648549 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-03 255 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating higher than 20 percent for type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2. Entitlement to a total disability rating due…

Right hip disability, left hip disability, right/left knee arthritis Post [GRANTED], right/left knee arthritis Prior, status post right/left knee replacement, right/left knee laxity [DENIED], TDIU [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648551


Citation Nr: 1648551 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 07-24 916 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Los Angeles, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a compensable rating prior to October 26, 2012 for right hip disability manifested by limitation of extension. 2. Entitlement…

Back injury, to include a scar, as a result of an automobile accident [DENIED], generalized anxiety disorder with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648554


Citation Nr: 1648554 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 04-04 351 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a back injury, to include a scar, as a result of an automobile accident. 2. Entitlement to…

Entitlement to total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) before July 12, 2007 on an extraschedular basis [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648559


Citation Nr: 1648559 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 02-10 491 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Phoenix, Arizona THE ISSUE Entitlement to total disability based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) before July 12, 2007 on an extraschedular basis. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Arizona Department…