Petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a heart murmur, and the request to reopen [GRANTED] [REOPENED] heart murmur [REMINDED] Citation Nr: 18132305


Citation Nr: 18132305 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 12-03 017 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a heart murmur, and the request to reopen is granted. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a heart murmur is…

Entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for service-connected lumbosacral and thoracic spine strain, degenerative disc disease, degenerative joint disease [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18132306


Citation Nr: 18132306 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-06 662 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for service-connected lumbosacral and thoracic spine strain, degenerative disc disease, degenerative joint disease, is dismissed. FINDING OF FACT On September 11, 2017, prior to the promulgation of a…

Urinary incontinence; duodenal ulcer with esophageal ulcer and hiatal hernia; maxillary sinusitis; erectile dysfunction & OTHERS [WITHDRAWN] [DISMISSED]; PTSD & TDIU [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18124018


Citation Nr: 18124018 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 14-32 666 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER 1. The appeal of an increased disability rating in excess of 60 percent for service-connected urinary incontinence, having been withdrawn, is dismissed. 2. The appeal of an increased disability rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected…

Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18132307


Citation Nr: 18132307 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 13-35 140 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied. FINDING OF FACT Throughout the appeal period, audiometric testing reflects hearing acuity of no higher than Level I in each ear. CONCLUSION OF LAW The…

Petition to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement for bilateral hearing loss; tinnitus; psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18124019


Citation Nr: 18124019 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-27 947 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER As new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, the appeal is denied. As new and material evidence has not been presented…

Anxiety disorder in excess of 30% prior to December 16, 2013, and in excess of 70% thereafter, to exclude periods of a total disability rating from March 14, 2017 forward [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18124020


Citation Nr: 18124020 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-27 369A DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an increased rating for service-connected anxiety disorder in excess of 30 percent prior to December 16, 2013, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter, to exclude periods of a total disability rating from March 14,…

The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing; tinnitus; [GRANTED] [REOPENED] Citation Nr: 18132308


Citation Nr: 18132308 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-04 137 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for entitlement for service connection for tinnitus is granted. Entitlement…

Depression; left shoulder strain; status-post left elbow fracture; lumbosacral degenerative disc disease; lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome; left knee patellofemoral syndrome & OTHERS [REMINDED] Citation Nr: 18132309


Citation Nr: 18132309 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 13-27 419 DATE: September 6, 2018 REMANDED Service connection for depression is remanded. Evaluation of left shoulder strain, currently rated as 20 percent disabling, is remanded. Evaluation of status-post left elbow fracture, currently rated as 20 percent disabling, is remanded. Evaluation of lumbosacral degenerative…

Entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected scars [REMINDED] Citation Nr: 18124021


Citation Nr: 18124021 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-28 991 DATE: August 3, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected scars is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from March 1969 to April 1976. In his August 2015 substantive appeal, the…

Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability, to include asthma [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18124022


Citation Nr: 18124022 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 10-11 146 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability, to include asthma is granted. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s currently diagnosed respiratory disability is etiologically related to his in-service respiratory complaints, as caused by occupational and environmental exposures…