An initial 50 percent rating for PTSD [GRANTED], thereafter [DENIED] and TDIU [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1749122


Citation Nr: 1749122 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-37 726 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating higher than 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prior to March 21, 2011; higher than 50…

Entitlement for the period prior to July 18, 2013, entitlement to an initial rating of 50 percent for PTSD [GRANTED], thereafter [DENIED], and entitlement to a TDIU [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1749125


Citation Nr: 1749125 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-24 973 ) 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 10 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for the period prior to July…

Entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DISMISSED], and individual unemployability (TDIU), [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1749134


Citation Nr: 1749134 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-05 796 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to a total disability rating due…

Entitlement to a disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1749201


Citation Nr: 1749201 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 08-18 082 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Lincoln, Nebraska THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prior to September 7, 2016. 2. Entitlement…

Entitlement to service connection for a skin disability, to include chloracne [DENIED], others [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749206


Citation Nr: 1749206 Decision Date: 10/07/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-17 066 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a skin disability, claimed as chloracne, to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents. 2. Entitlement…

Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is denied [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1744000


Citation Nr: 1744000 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-22 060A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Texas Veterans Commission WITNESS…

Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and major depression is [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1744014


Citation Nr: 1744014 Decision Date: 09/19/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 09-49 169 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Denver, Colorado THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include bipolar disorder, major depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented…

Left ear hearing loss disability [GRANTED], and rating, in excess of 30 percent prior to January 12, 2016, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter, for post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1744022


Citation Nr: 1744022 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-11 846 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability. 2. Entitlement to an increased rating, in excess of 30 percent…

For the period from October 31, 2007 to April 16, 2013, a rating greater than 50 percent for PTSD is [DENIED], and from April 17, 2013 to February 24, 2015, entitlement to a 70 percent rating [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736567


Citation Nr: 1736567 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 08-06 956A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Boston, Massachusetts THE ISSUE What evaluation is warranted for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from October 31, 2007 to February 24, 2015? REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American…

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…