Whether a reduction from 100 to 0 percent for residuals of lung cancer was proper, to include entitlement to a compensable disability rating [100% RATING RESTORED] Citation Nr: 1743997


Citation Nr: 1743997 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 16-46 848 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Seattle, Washington THE ISSUE Whether a reduction from 100 to 0 percent for residuals of lung cancer was proper, to include entitlement to a compensable disability rating.…

Entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1743998


Citation Nr: 1743998 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 16-57 403 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in New York, New York THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer, to include as secondary to herbicide exposure. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: New York State…

Entitlement to service connection for a back disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1743999


Citation Nr: 1743999 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-23 411 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in North Little Rock, Arkansas THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a back disability. WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Appellant ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD A. Barone, Counsel…

Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is denied [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1744000


Citation Nr: 1744000 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-22 060A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Texas Veterans Commission WITNESS…

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…

The appeal seeking entitlement to payment of attorney fees from past-due benefits associated with the grant of an increased disability rating in a December 2013 RO rating decision [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1744002


Citation Nr: 1744002 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 15-04 329 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Columbia, South Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to attorney fees from past-due benefits associated with the grant of an increased disability rating in a December 2013 RO rating…

The appeal for service connection for a skin disorder other than tinea cruris, to include chloracne and porphyria cutanea tarda, secondary to herbicide exposure is dismissed [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1744003


Citation Nr: 1744003 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 03-23 909 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder other than tinea cruris, to include chloracne and porphyria cutanea tarda, secondary to herbicide exposure.…

Entitlement to a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation (FVEC) Fund [DEMISMISS] Citation Nr: 1744004


Citation Nr: 1744004 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 12-01 031 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines THE ISSUE Entitlement to a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation (FVEC) Fund. ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD J. Sandler,…

Entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744006


Citation Nr: 1744006 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 14-28 033A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Adam Neidenberg, Attorney WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Appellant ATTORNEY FOR…

Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744005


Citation Nr: 1744005 Decision Date: 09/18/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 12-32 833 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Portland, Oregon THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs WITNESSES AT HEARING…