Dental problems; (DDD), L5-S1; bilateral hearing; tinnitus; traumatic arthritis of the bilateral hands and feet; hot flashes; headaches & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154174


Citation Nr: 18154174 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 13-22 244A DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for dental problems for compensation and treatment purposes is denied. Entitlement to service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD), L5-S1 (claimed as low back pain) is denied. Entitlement to service connection…

The issue of entitlement to service connection for back disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154175


Citation Nr: 18154175 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-50 609 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED The issue of entitlement to service connection for back disability is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND A DD Form 214 documents that the appellant had a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) between March and July 2009.…

Intervertebral disc syndrome; left knee disability; residual eye injury; bilateral hearing loss; right/left little finger; right knee limitation; bilateral flat feet; right little finger scars [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18154176


Citation Nr: 18154176 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 15-32 454 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER The appeal of the denial of service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome of the, thoracolumbar spine is dismissed. The appeal of the denial of service connection for left knee disability is dismissed. The appeal of the denial…

The issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of Veteran’s death [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154177


Citation Nr: 18154177 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-49 711 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED The issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of Veteran’s death is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran had active service from November 1981 to November 2001. The Veteran died in March 2013. The Appellant…

Payment or reimbursement for the cost of non-VA medical care the Veteran received at St. Luke’s Woodlands in Houston, Texas from April 29, 2015 through May 6, 2015 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154178


Citation Nr: 18154178 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-24 561A DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Payment or reimbursement for the cost of non-VA medical care the Veteran received at St. Luke’s Woodlands in Houston, Texas from April 29, 2015 through May 6, 2015 is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Payment or reimbursement…

Low back disability; psychiatric disability; temporary total rating because of hospital treatment; individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154180


Citation Nr: 18154180 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 12-05 404 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability is remanded. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for a psychiatric disability is remanded. Entitlement to a temporary total rating because of hospital treatment…

Prostate cancer; erectile dysfunction; special monthly compensation (SMC); residuals prostate cancer; erectile dysfunction [DENIED; individual unemployability (TDIU) (DEA) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154181


Citation Nr: 18154181 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-46 959 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an effective date earlier than May 7, 2010 for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer is denied. Entitlement to an effective date earlier than May 7, 2010 for the grant of service connection…

Total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154182


Citation Nr: 18154182 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 12-12 080 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED The claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from August 2004 to August 2006. This matter…

Postoperative left hip bursitis; low back disability; fibromyalgia; mixed connective tissue disease; [DENIED]; right hip strain [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154183


Citation Nr: 18154183 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-40 290 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER 1. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for postoperative left hip bursitis is denied. 2. The application to reopen entitlement to service connection for a low back disability, to include as due to…

Entitlement dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154184


Citation Nr: 18154184 Decision Date: 11/30/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 18-38 473 DATE: November 30, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from September 1951 to July 1964. He died in October 1993. The appellant is the…