Effective date, prior for right knee disability [GRANTED], right knee degenerative joint disease [DENIED], residuals of a right femur fracture [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1743967


Citation Nr: 1743967 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 96-38 989 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an effective date, prior to December 23, 2011, for the grant of service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease.…

Entitlement to service connection for a disability of the neck and right shoulder, to include arthritis [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1743969


Citation Nr: 1743969 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 09-19 472 ) DATE ) ) Received from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Columbia, South Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a disability of the neck and right shoulder, to include arthritis. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Disabled American Veterans…

Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DISMISSED], and acquired psychiatric disorder (other than PTSD) diagnosed as dysthymia [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1743971


Citation Nr: 1743971 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 17-22 505 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Los Angeles, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for…

Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disability, bilateral foot condition, bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1743979


Citation Nr: 1743979 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 09-42 339 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Phoenix, Arizona THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot condition. 3. Entitlement to…

Entitlement to service connection for hypertension [DENIED], Citation Nr: 1743980


Citation Nr: 1743980 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-29 051 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Columbia, South Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for hypertension. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: South Carolina Office of Veterans Affairs ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD T.L. Bernal,…

Bilateral eye disability, to include bilateral birdshot chorioretinopathy (also diagnosed as posterior uveitis/chorioretinopathy involving the macula and periphery and CAR) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1743981


Citation Nr: 1743981 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 10-06 980 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral eye disability, to include bilateral birdshot chorioretinopathy (also diagnosed as posterior uveitis/chorioretinopathy involving the macula and…

Service connection for cause of death is [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1743984


Citation Nr: 1743984 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 07-17 131A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Robert B. Goss, Attorney WITNESSES AT HEARING ON…

Service connection for a tumor on the spinal cord (C5 schwannoma) is [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1743977


Citation Nr: 1743977 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 09-09 298 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Oakland, California THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a tumor on the spinal cord (C5 schwannoma). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: California Department of Veterans Affairs ATTORNEY…

Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disability, bilateral foot condition, bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for tinnitus [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1743979


Citation Nr: 1743979 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 09-42 339 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Phoenix, Arizona THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot condition. 3. Entitlement to…

Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1743980


Citation Nr: 1743980 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-29 051 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Columbia, South Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for hypertension. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: South Carolina Office of Veterans Affairs ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD T.L. Bernal,…