Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18132267


Citation Nr: 18132267 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-42 349 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. FINDING OF FACT Resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran’s favor, his bilateral hearing loss is at least as likely as not related to his military service. CONCLUSION…

Obstructive sleep apnea, chronic bronchitis; acquired psychiatric disorder, to include as due to service connected disabilities (chronic pain) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18123982


Citation Nr: 18123982 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 18-11 035A DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been received; the claim of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is reopened. New and material evidence having been received; the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired…

30 percent for a psychiatric disability, characterized as PTSD; left knee disability; tinea pedis; alopecia areata; [DENIED]; neck disability [GRANTED]; sleep apnea; hypertension [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132268


Citation Nr: 18132268 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-45 219 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER An initial rating in excess of 30 percent for a psychiatric disability, characterized as PTSD, is denied. Service connection for a neck disability is granted. Service connection for a left knee disability is denied. Service connection for…

Entitlement to service connection for residuals of an insect bite on the left hand [DENIED]; Entitlement to service connection for right eye pinguecula [GRANTED]; Citation Nr: 18123983


Citation Nr: 18123983 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 14-25 285 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for residuals of an insect bite on the left hand is denied. Entitlement to service connection for right eye pinguecula is granted. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a left eye condition is…

Entitlement to service connection for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), claimed as blood clots in the left leg [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18132269


Citation Nr: 18132269 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-44 845 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), claimed as blood clots in the left leg is denied. FINDING OF FACT The preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran was not diagnosed with a…

Entitlement to service connection for degenerative joint disease (DJD), left knee, to include as secondary to the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18123984


Citation Nr: 18123984 Decision Date: 08/06/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-23 708 DATE: August 6, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for degenerative joint disease (DJD), left knee, to include as secondary to the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities, is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from July 1980 to June 1982.…

Lumbar spine disability; hypertension; Agent Orange exposure; individual unemployability (TDIU); ischemic heart disease, on an extraschedular [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132270


Citation Nr: 18132270 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 13-03 794 DATE: September 6, 2018 REMANDED The claim seeking service connection for a lumbar spine disability, to include as secondary to service-connected peripheral artery disease, is remanded. The claim seeking service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities or as…

Entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder, other than psoriasis, to include eczema or as an undiagnosed illness [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18123985


Citation Nr: 18123985 Decision Date: 08/06/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-29 892 DATE: August 6, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having not been received, the claim to reopen the previously denied claim entitlement to service connection for psoriasis is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder, other than psoriasis, to include…

Right shoulder disability [DENIED]; left ear otitis media; sinus arrhythmia tachycardia; hypertension (HTN); dermatitis [GRANTED]; (GERD) [DENIED]; OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132271


Citation Nr: 18132271 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-40 578 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities is denied. Entitlement to service connection for left ear otitis media, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities is granted. Entitlement…

Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, due to exposure to a herbicide agent, to include Agent Orange [REMANDED]; Citation Nr: 18123986


Citation Nr: 18123986 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 14-37 291 DATE: August 3, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, due to exposure to a herbicide agent, to include Agent Orange, is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran had active duty service in the United States Navy from August 1964…