Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU rating) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1743994


Citation Nr: 1743994 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 16-28 844 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri THE ISSUE Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU rating). REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Veterans of…

Cervical spine degenerative changes, lumbar spine degenerative changes [DENIED], right/left lower extremity radiculopathy [GRANTED], and (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744001


Citation Nr: 1744001 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-23 457 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for cervical spine degenerative changes. 2. Entitlement to a disability rating in…

Rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, right/left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, 10 percent for right/left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744007


Citation Nr: 1744007 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 10-28 311 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Huntington, West Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus. 2. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20…

Left knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis with instability, lost motion, unemployability (TDIU) prior to June 30, 2011 [DENIED], and TDIU effective from June 30, 2011 [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736569


Citation Nr: 1736569 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-29 352 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for left knee tricompartmental osteoarthritis with instability. 2. Entitlement to an increased…

The appeal for service connection for Multiple Disabilities [DISMISSED], and Entitlement to a TDIU from January 10, 2012 is [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736574


Citation Nr: 1736574 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-17 125 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for chest pain. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a right leg disability to include as secondary…

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…

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…

Fracture of the transverse process of the L4 lumbar vertebra with associated lumbar strain (lumbar spine disability) [GRANTED], and individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736640


Citation Nr: 1736640 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 07-15 996 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating higher than 10 percent prior to May 17, 2007, and higher than 20 percent since May 17, 2007,…

Entitlement for Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [GRANTED], and Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736641


Citation Nr: 1736641 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-37 636 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to April 19, 2010 and from August 1, 2010 to June…

Lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis, post lumbar laminectomy and fusion [REMANDED], right hand disorder, left hand disability [DENIED], TDIU and Housing Grant [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736642


Citation Nr: 1736642 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-05 200 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Newark, New Jersey THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis, post lumbar laminectomy and fusion. 2. Entitlement to service connection for…