Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160675


Citation Nr: 18160675 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-24 221 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran has current bilateral sensorineural hearing loss that is considered a disability for VA purposes. 2. The Veteran was exposed to acoustic…

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160676


Citation Nr: 18160676 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-04 203 DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from July 1965 to July 1968. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from…

Right knee disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease [GRANTED]; iatrogenic hematuria; bilateral hearing loss; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); left knee flexion [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160677


Citation Nr: 18160677 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-63 361 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease, is granted. Entitlement to service connection for iatrogenic hematuria is denied. Entitlement to a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied. Entitlement…

Tinnitus [GRANTED]; cervical spine degenerative disc disease [DISMISSED]; traumatic brain injury (TBI) residuals; bilateral vision disability; sleep disorder; sleep apnea & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160678


Citation Nr: 18160678 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 15-03 851A DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is granted. The appeal for entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for cervical spine degenerative disc disease is dismissed. REMANDED The issue of entitlement to service connection for…

Entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss; Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160680


Citation Nr: 18160680 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-03 577 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss is granted. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran’s right ear hearing loss began during active service. 2. Resolving reasonable doubt…

Back disability; foot disability; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); personality disorder; psychosis for the purpose of establishing eligibility for treatment [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160679


Citation Nr: 18160679 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-06 686 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a back disability is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a foot disability is denied. Entitlement to service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a…

Right knee degenerative arthritis; right knee arthroscopies and partial meniscectomies; individual unemployability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160682


Citation Nr: 18160682 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 09-44 643 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee degenerative arthritis from February 7, 2007 to April 9, 2007 is denied. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee degenerative…

Low back condition, diagnosed as degenerative disc disease (DDD) and degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the thoracolumbar spine with compression L1 and retrolisthesis L2 and L3 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160683


Citation Nr: 18160683 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 15-45 447 DATE:December 28, 2018 ORDER Service connection for a low back condition, diagnosed as degenerative disc disease (DDD) and degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the thoracolumbar spine with compression L1 and retrolisthesis L2 and L3, is denied. FINDING OF FACT The preponderance of…

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with other specified depressive disorder (acquired psychiatric disorder) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160684


Citation Nr: 18160684 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-09 342 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an effective date earlier than September 30, 2014 for the assignment of a 30 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with other specified depressive disorder (acquired psychiatric disorder) is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1.…

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), to include as due to residuals of dental trauma and/or a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condition [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160685


Citation Nr: 18160685 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 10-07 688 DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED The service connection claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), to include as due to residuals of dental trauma and/or a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) condition is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty for training…