Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss [DENIED]; Entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160454


Citation Nr: 18160454 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-59 338 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss is denied. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability is remanded. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s service-connected left ear hearing loss has been…

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); sleep apnea; degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine; radiculopathy of the right/left lower extremity; hypertension; (TDIU) Citation Nr: 18160455


Citation Nr: 18160455 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-51 909 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a 50 percent rating for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), effective October 29, 2012, is granted. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is remanded. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for…

Non-Hodgkins lymphoma of the stomach; bladder cancer; partial gastrectomy; scar of the abdomen; splenectomy [DENIED]; partial gastrectomy [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160456


Citation Nr: 18160456 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 18-43 900 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an effective date earlier than March 14, 2017, for the award of service connection for non-Hodgkins lymphoma of the stomach, is denied. Entitlement to an effective date earlier than March 14, 2017, for the award…

Reduction of the evaluation from 20/30 percent for radiculopathy of the right/left upper extremity to a noncompensable rating [PROPER]; OTHERS [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160458


Citation Nr: 18160458 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-62 697 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER The reduction of the evaluation from 20 percent for radiculopathy of the right upper extremity to a noncompensable rating, effective February 10, 2015, was proper. The reduction of the evaluation from 30 percent for radiculopathy of the…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of 50 percent [REMANDED]; individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160459


Citation Nr: 18160459 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 09-27 778 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an increased rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of 50 percent, effective November 22, 2006, and 100 percent, effective May 13, 2013, is granted, subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary…

Entitlement to service connection for a right hip disorder, to include residuals of a right hip dislocation [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160460


Citation Nr: 18160460 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-06 276 DATE: December 26, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a right hip disorder, to include residuals of a right hip dislocation, is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty in the United States Air Force from December 1988…

Initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for an umbilical hernia; infraumbilical scar; individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160461


Citation Nr: 18160461 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 14-12 135 DATE: December 26, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for an umbilical hernia is remanded. Entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for an infraumbilical scar is remanded. Entitlement to a total disability rating based…

Entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) as the surviving spouse of the Veteran [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160463


Citation Nr: 18160463 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-05 334 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) as the surviving spouse of the Veteran is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran and the appellant were married by ceremony in April 1975 and they divorced in October…

Entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits [DENIED]; respiratory disability; congestive heart failure; implantable cardioverter defibrillator & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160464


Citation Nr: 18160464 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-20 083 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability, claimed as chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and an acute respiratory disability, is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for…

Entitlement to death pension benefits [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160466


Citation Nr: 18160466 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-31 256A DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to death pension benefits is denied. FINDING OF FACT 1. The appellant neither served at least 90 days on active duty during a period of war, nor did his service period include 90 consecutive days beginning…