Citation Nr: 18160548 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-51 379 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER 1. Entitlement to service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, to include as due to Gulf War illness, and as secondary to service connected constochondritis and bilateral knee patellofemoral syndrome disabilities is denied. 2. Entitlement to service connection…
10% prior to December 22, 1997 for a lumbar spine disability [DENIED]; 40 percent, and not higher, from December 22, 1997 to September 12, 2016 for a lumbar spine disability [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160549
Citation Nr: 18160549 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 13-30 855 DATE: December 27, 2018 ISSUE Entitlement to a non-initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent prior to November 15, 2017, and in excess of 20 percent from November 15, 2017 for a lumbar spine disability. ORDER Entitlement to an evaluation in…
Service connection for sleep apnea [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160550
Citation Nr: 18160550 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-03 873 DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED Service connection for sleep apnea is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from June 1982 to January 2010. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from a May…
Entitlement to service connection for right knee osteoarthritis [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160551
Citation Nr: 18160551 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-59 276 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for right knee osteoarthritis is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. A right knee disorder did not clearly and unmistakably pre-exist the Veteran’s service. 2. Resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran, the…
Service connection for a Left-hand disorder; right-hand disorder; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160552
Citation Nr: 18160552 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-02 024 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Service connection for a left-hand disorder is denied. Service connection for a right-hand disorder is denied. Service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran has no current left-hand disorder. 2.…
70% for Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED]; individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service connected disabilities [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160553
Citation Nr: 18160553 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-04 515 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER For the rating period prior to May 5, 2015, a rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is denied. For the rating period from May 5, 2015 to May 11, 2015, a temporary…
Cervical spine sprain [GRANTED]; 20% lumbosacral strain prior to April 9, 2010 [DENIED]; 40% from April 9, 2010, for lumbosacral sprain [GRANTED]; tendonitis [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160554
Citation Nr: 18160554 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 10-32 657 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a higher disability rating of 20 percent for cervical spine sprain prior to June 11, 2012, is granted, subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits. Entitlement to a higher disability…
Lumbar L4-L5 disc degeneration; acquired psychiatric disorder; (PTSD); bipolar disorder; unspecified depressive and alcohol-related disorder [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18160555
Citation Nr: 18160555 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-41 580 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for lumbar L4-L5 disc degeneration is dismissed. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, and unspecified alcohol-related disorder (also claimed…
Service connected reduction rating for lumbosacral strain [RESTORED] degenerative arthritis; intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS); degenerative disc disease (DDD); [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160556
Citation Nr: 18160556 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-49 922A DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER The reduction of the assigned rating for service connected lumbosacral strain from 40 percent to 10 percent effective December 1, 2015 was improper and the 40 percent rating is restored. Entitlement to a rating in excess of…
Traumatic brain injury (TBI); lower back strain; ventral hernia; tender scar; scar; tender scar, status post hernia repair [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160557
Citation Nr: 18160557 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-56 007 DATE: 1. Entitlement to service connection for a traumatic brain injury (TBI), to include residuals other than headaches. 2. Entitlement to an increased disability rating for a lower back strain, currently rated as 10 percent disabling. 3. Entitlement to an increased disability…
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