Thoracolumbar strain; left knee strain; left knee strain with painful; left knee strain with instability; bilateral hearing loss [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160643


Citation Nr: 18160643 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-16 649 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an increased rating for service-connected thoracolumbar strain, to include an initial rating in excess of 20 percent prior to October 16, 2017, and a rating in excess of 40 percent thereafter, is denied. Entitlement to…

New and material evidence having been received, the claim of service connection for diverticulitis is reopened and to that extent the appeal [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160644


Citation Nr: 18160644 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-57 467 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim of service connection for diverticulitis is reopened and to that extent the appeal is granted. The reduction in the disability rating for migraine headaches from 50 percent to…

The claim for an entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a left hand disability [REMANDED]; bilateral hearing loss; tinnitus [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160645


Citation Nr: 18160645 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-38 352 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER An effective date earlier than October 14, 2013, for a grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, is denied. An effective date earlier than October 14, 2013, for a grant of service connection for tinnitus, is…

Entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for left femoral nerve palsy [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160647


Citation Nr: 18160647 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 14-41 840 DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for left femoral nerve palsy is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force from April 1974 to March 1975. This appeal to…

A 40 percent rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss is [RESTORED], effective June 1, 2015 Citation Nr: 18160648


Citation Nr: 18160648 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-15 722A DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER A 40 percent rating for service-connected bilateral hearing loss is restored, effective June 1, 2015. FINDING OF FACT 1. In a September 2014 rating decision, the RO proposed to reduce the Veteran's disability rating for bilateral hearing…

Left shoulder pain; right shoulder condition; back condition; chest pain; stomach pain; headaches; Tinea Pedis; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [WITHDRAWN]; individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160649


Citation Nr: 18160649 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-59 541 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for left shoulder pain is withdrawn. Entitlement to service connection for right shoulder condition is withdrawn. Entitlement to service connection for a back condition is withdrawn. Entitlement to service connection for chest pain…

Entitlement to service connection for hearing loss [DISMISSED]; cervical spine condition; thoracolumbar spine condition [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160650


Citation Nr: 18160650 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 15-06 425 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for hearing loss is dismissed. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine condition is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for a thoracolumbar spine condition is remanded. FINDING OF FACT On October…

Tinnitus, to include on an extra schedular basis; bilateral hearing loss; clear and unmistakable error (CUE) [DENIED]; low back pain; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160651


Citation Nr: 18160651 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 15-14 426A DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim for entitlement to service connection for low back problem, now claimed as back pain is reopened. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus,…

Entitlement to the reissuance of checks the Veteran asserts were not received [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160652


Citation Nr: 18160652 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-54 707 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to the reissuance of checks the Veteran asserts were not received is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Checks dated December 1, 2009, December 31, 2009, February 1, 2010, March 1, 2010, April 1, 2010, April 30,…

Entitlement to Dependents Education Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35 [DISMISSED]; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED]; Citation Nr: 18160653


Citation Nr: 18160653 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-06 237 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to Dependents Education Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35 is dismissed. REMANDED Entitlement to a permanent and total rating for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent,…