Entitlement to an increased disability rating for hepatitis B [DENIED], and Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736605


Citation Nr: 1736605 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 06-19 657 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased disability rating for hepatitis B, currently rated as 20 percent disabling. 2. Entitlement to a total disability rating…

Low back disability, (grade 1 anterolisthesis L5-S1, degenerative spondylosis, facet arthropathy, and low back sprain) [DENIED], left hand disability [DENIED], and right hand disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736606


Citation Nr: 1736606 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-17 673A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Cleveland, Ohio THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to higher staged initial ratings for service-connected low back disability, (grade 1 anterolisthesis L5-S1, degenerative spondylosis, facet arthropathy, and low back…

Entitlement to service connection for left knee disability [DENIED], gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) [DENIED], and urinary system disorder [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736607


Citation Nr: 1736607 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-25 267 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for left knee disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for gastroesophageal reflux (GERD). 3. Entitlement to service connection…

Acquired psychiatric disorder [GRANTED], residuals of a scar, left olecranon process [DENIED] and individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736608


Citation Nr: 1736608 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-13 756 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Chicago, Illinois THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected back and left elbow disabilities. 2. Entitlement…

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…

Bilateral hearing loss, recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax, and pleural thickening, right costophrenic angle, complex sleep apnea syndrome, and status post wedge resection [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736610


Citation Nr: 1736610 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-44 088 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Huntington, West Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for…

Sciatic nerve in the left lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the nerves, all radicular groups in the left upper extremity [DENIED] femoral nerve in the right lower extremity [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736612


Citation Nr: 1736612 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 99-13 825 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Cleveland, Ohio THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a knot in the stomach and back causing leg paralysis. 2. Entitlement to an initial rating in…

Degenerative joint disease (DJD), rotator cuff tendonitis, and DJD to include rotator cuff tendonitis and impingement of the left shoulder [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736613


Citation Nr: 1736613 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-23 913 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease (DJD) to include rotator cuff tendonitis…

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 to an increased rating for a disability of the lumbar segment of the spine [DENIED], and Entitlement to a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736616


Citation Nr: 1736616 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-24 367 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in North Little Rock, Arkansas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased rating for a disability of the lumbar segment of the spine, currently rated as 40 percent…