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…

Peripheral neuropathy [GRANTED], diabetes mellitus [DENIED], bilateral extremities [DENIED], individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMDANDED] Citation Nr: 1736620


Citation Nr: 1736620 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-11 922 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial schedular rating in excess of 10 percent for diabetes mellitus prior to November 15, 2007, and entitlement to…

ntitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities[GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736623


Citation Nr: 1736623 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-24 492 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Portland, Oregon THE ISSUE Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Todd S. Hammond, Attorney…

Chronic lichen simplex [GRANTED], lumbar spine disability, to include spondylolysis[DENIED], right lower extremity sciatica [DENIED] and individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736635


Citation Nr: 1736635 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-06 233A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Huntington, West Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chronic lichen simplex. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent, and in excess of 50 percent for (PTSD) (previously rated as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression), and individual unemployability (TDIU)


Citation Nr: 1736670 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-11 838 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Newark, New Jersey THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent prior to September 6, 2016 and in excess of 50 percent…

Entitlement to higher staged initial ratings for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED], and individual unemployability (TDIU). [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736690


Citation Nr: 1736690 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-32 844 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to higher staged initial ratings for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), currently rated 30 percent prior to April 21,…

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…