Hypertension, due to exposure to a herbicide agent & secondary to diabetes mellitus; heart disability, to include ischemic heart disease, due to exposure to an herbicide agent [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755120


Citation Nr: 1755120 Decision Date: 11/01/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 14-05 084 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as due to exposure to an herbicide agent and secondary to the Veteran's service-connected…

Entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease to include as due to herbicide exposure [GRANTED], type II diabetes mellitus [GRANTED], bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus Citation Nr: 1743989


Citation Nr: 1743989 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-21 423 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease, to include as due to herbicide exposure. 2. Entitlement to service connection for…

Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as a result of herbicide exposure, and for ischemic heart disease as a result of herbicide exposure [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736565


Citation Nr: 1736565 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-18 680A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as a result of herbicide exposure. 2. Entitlement to service connection for ischemic…

Entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease and Entitlement to service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736615


Citation Nr: 1736615 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 08-16 471 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease. 2. Entitlement to service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by:…

Entitlement Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) [DENIED], Acquired Psychiatric Disorder Other than PTSD [REMANDED], Service Connection for Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736730


Citation Nr: 1736730 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 15-21 049 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Seattle, Washington THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD.…

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.…