Entitlement to an initial 10 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis prior to January 7, 2013 [GRANTED], rating in excess of 10 percent starting January 7, 2013 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648512


Citation Nr: 1648512 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-17 805 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis prior to January 7, 2013, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter. REPRESENTATION Veteran…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED], diabetes mellitus, Type II, [DENIED] and individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648515


Citation Nr: 1648515 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-09 375 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to a rating in excess…

Gastroesophageal disability to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) ulcer [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648516


Citation Nr: 1648516 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-19 229 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection, to include on a secondary basis, for gastroesophageal disability to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ)…

Syncopal episodes/blackouts, claimed as a seizure disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension [GRANTED], Anemia [GRANTED], Raynaud’s phenomenon Citation [REMANDED] Nr: 1648517


Citation Nr: 1648517 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-15 868 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Huntington, West Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for syncopal episodes/blackouts, claimed as a seizure disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension. 2. Entitlement…

Rating of 50 percent prior to January 12, 2016, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter for major depression & individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648521


Citation Nr: 1648521 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-31 698 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Salt Lake City, Utah THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent prior to January 12, 2016, and in excess of 70…

Bilateral tinnitus [GRANTED], left carpal tunnel syndrome [GRANTED], right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, and right carpal tunnel syndrome [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648527


Citation Nr: 1648527 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-28 649 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral tinnitus. 2. Entitlement to service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome. 3. Entitlement to service connection…

Entitlement to service connection for lung nodules [DENIED], tinnitus [GRANTED], back disability, and fibroids Citation Nr: 1648531


Citation Nr: 1648531 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-31 456A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Roanoke, Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for lung nodules. 2. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus. 3. Entitlement to service connection for a back…

Entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648540


Citation Nr: 1648540 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-28 937 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania THE ISSUE Entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD S.…

Entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648543


Citation Nr: 1648543 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 16-31 633 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Chicago, Illinois THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Veterans of Foreign Wars of…

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [GRANTED]; and Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648544


Citation Nr: 1648544 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-17 376 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Buffalo, New York THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Vietnam Veterans…