Residuals of a sciatic nerve injury; left/right knee disability, bilateral foot disability; osteoarthritis of the back; bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome; tachycardia to include PTSD [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160665


Citation Nr: 18160665 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 10-24 248 DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for residuals of a sciatic nerve injury is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability, to include residuals of dislocation, is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for a right knee…

Service connection for left ear hearing loss disability [GRANTED] peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity; peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160666


Citation Nr: 18160666 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 14-38 714A DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER The request to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability is granted. Service connection for left ear hearing loss disability is granted. REMANDED Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of…

Entitlement to service connection for carcinoma of the larynx, to include as due to radiation exposure [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160668


Citation Nr: 18160668 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 15-29 405 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the application to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for carcinoma of the larynx is granted, and the claim is reopened. Entitlement to service connection for…

Dental disorder, to include hyperkeratosis; left foot, plantar fasciitis [DENIED]; right elbow disorder; right ankle disorder; left ankle injury, residuals, left ankle disability; & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160667


Citation Nr: 18160667 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 08-32 951 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a dental disorder, to include hyperkeratosis status-post graft #20, is denied. Entitlement to an initial compensable rating prior to August 5, 2013, and in excess of 20 percent thereafter, for service-connected left…

Tinnitus; chronic fatigue syndrome; sleep apnea; restless leg syndrome; facial disfigurement with scars; generalized anxiety disorder; short-term memory loss [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160669


Citation Nr: 18160669 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-62 521 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is granted. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for restless leg syndrome, to…

Entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizoaffective disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160670


Citation Nr: 18160670 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-10 085 DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizoaffective disorder is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served in the United States Army on active duty from June 1977 to…

Entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disorder [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160671


Citation Nr: 18160671 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-03 684 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disorder is denied. FINDING OF FACT The evidence of record is against finding that the Veteran’s cervical spine disorder is related to an in-service event, injury, or disease, to…

Decision by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Boar) that denied service connection for bilateral deep venous thrombosis (DVT) on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160672


Citation Nr: 18160672 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-40 521A DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER The motion to revise the November 8, 1996 decision by the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Boar) that denied service connection for bilateral deep venous thrombosis (DVT) on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is denied.…

Service connection for a psychiatric disability, claimed as a generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder [GRANTED]; individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160673


Citation Nr: 18160673 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 10-36 826 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Service connection for a psychiatric disability, claimed as a generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, is granted. REMANDED The appeal for entitlement to a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU)…

Entitlement to service connection for substance abuse [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160674


Citation Nr: 18160674 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-06 776 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for substance abuse is denied. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s substance abuse to include any disorders related to cocaine, alcohol, marijuana, and opiates, was not in the line of duty. CONCLUSION OF LAW…