An initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) prior to April 4, 2014, and in excess of 60 percent for the period beginning August 1, 2014 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154153


Citation Nr: 18154153 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-52 868 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER An initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for coronary artery disease (CAD) prior to April 4, 2014, and in excess of 60 percent for the period beginning August 1, 2014, is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1.…

Service connection for chronic kidney disease [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18154154


Citation Nr: 18154154 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 17-38 255 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Service connection for chronic kidney disease is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents coincident with his service in the Republic of Vietnam. 2. Resolving all doubt in his favor, the Veteran’s…

Hypertension, claimed as high blood pressure [DENIED]; depression; sleep apnea [GRANTED]; hyperlipidemia; anterior cruciate ligament repair; degenerative changes [DENIED] & OTHERS REMANDED Citation Nr: 18154155


Citation Nr: 18154155 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-54 224 DATE: November 29, 2018 ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for hypertension, claimed as high blood pressure. 2. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension, claimed as high blood pressure. 3. Entitlement…

Service connection for soft tissue sarcoma [DISMISSED]; lumbar disc herniation [GRANTED]; hypertension; diabetes mellitus, type II; liver condition; bilateral hearing loss [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154157


Citation Nr: 18154157 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 15-03 902A DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER The appeal for entitlement to service connection for soft tissue sarcoma is dismissed. Entitlement to service connection for lumbar disc herniation is granted. REMANDED The issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as secondary…

Cervical spine disability; thoracic spine disability; lumbar spine disability; left shoulder disability; radiculopathy of the left lower extremity; individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154156


Citation Nr: 18154156 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 14-31 537 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been submitted, the claim of entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability is reopened. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability is remanded. Entitlement to service connection…

Entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for varicose veins of the right calf; 10 percent for recurring cellulitis of the right leg [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154158


Citation Nr: 18154158 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 18-48 621 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for varicose veins of the right calf is denied. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for recurring cellulitis of the right leg is denied.…

Entitlement to a disability rating for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154159


Citation Nr: 18154159 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 15-06 047 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent, between October 21, 2011 and April 8, 2014, for the Veteran’s service-connected PTSD is denied. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 50 percent after April…

Entitlement to an effective date earlier than September 10, 2015, for service connection for a psychiatric disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154160


Citation Nr: 18154160 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 17-45 565 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an effective date earlier than September 10, 2015, for service connection for a psychiatric disability is denied. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s application to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric…

Residual disability of a head injury, to include traumatic brain injury; individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154162


Citation Nr: 18154162 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-60 253 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for residual disability of a head injury, to include traumatic brain injury, is denied. Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) is denied. FINDINGS OF…

Total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), prior to November 23, 2011 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154161


Citation Nr: 18154161 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-42 485 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), prior to November 23, 2011, is denied. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities have precluded substantial gainful employment since…