Entitlement to an increased rating for hypertension, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling [DENIED]; the claim for entitlement to service connection for a kidney disability is [REOPENED] Citation Nr: 18132310


Citation Nr: 18132310 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-32 232 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an increased rating for hypertension, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, is denied. New and material evidence having been submitted, the claim for entitlement to service connection for a kidney disability is reopened. REMANDED Entitlement…

Entitlement to an effective date earlier than March 2, 2012, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18132311


Citation Nr: 18132311 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-40 986A DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an effective date earlier than March 2, 2012, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. FINDING OF FACT The evidence of record fails to reflect a basis for awarding an…

Entitlement to service connection for a Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (claimed as cyst right eyelid) [REMINDED] Citation Nr: 18124023


Citation Nr: 18124023 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 14-24 344 DATE: August 3, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (claimed as cyst right eyelid) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty in the United States Army from November 1995 to January 2009. 1.…

Entitlement to a disability rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [GRANTED]; Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18124024


Citation Nr: 18124024 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 14-41 962 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a disability rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is granted. Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Throughout the entire period on…

Entitlement to a rating higher than 10 percent for left knee strain; 10 percent for right knee strain; obstructive sleep apnea; Citation Nr: 18132312


Citation Nr: 18132312 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-03 619 DATE: September 6, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to a rating higher than 10 percent for left knee strain is remanded. Entitlement to a rating higher than 10 percent for right knee strain is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected ischemic heart disease (IHD) [REMINDED] Citation Nr: 18124025


Citation Nr: 18124025 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 11-30 377 DATE: August 3, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected ischemic heart disease (IHD) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran had active military service from April 1964 to April 1966. He died in January…

Bilateral hearing loss [GRANTED]; service connection for tinnitus [DENIED]; initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18124027


Citation Nr: 18124027 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 14-29 073A DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER An earlier effective date of September 25, 2008, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. Entitlement to an effective date earlier than May 14, 2007, for the grant of service connection for…

50% for major depressive disorder (MDD), with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder; individual unemployability (TDIU), effective from June 3, 2014 to August 2, 2016 [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18124026


Citation Nr: 18124026 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-06 628A DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Evaluation of a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder (MDD), with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, is granted. Entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU), effective from June…

Entitlement to service connection for residuals of neoplasm of the testis [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132313


Citation Nr: 18132313 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-05 775A DATE: September 6, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for residuals of neoplasm of the testis is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran had active duty service from August 1984 to July 1988, including service in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. 1. Entitlement…

Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity (diagnosed as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy or Lewis-Sumner Syndrome) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18124028


Citation Nr: 18124028 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-25 200 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity (diagnosed as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy or Lewis-Sumner Syndrome) is granted. FINDING OF FACT The evidence shows that the Veteran’s peripheral neuropathy of the right…