Entitlement to increased rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132233


Citation Nr: 18132233 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-40 370 DATE: September 6, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to increased rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from an April 2015 rating decision…

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss; tinnitus REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132234


Citation Nr: 18132234 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-11 518A DATE: September 6, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran had active military service from August 1968 until August 1970. These matters come before…

Kidney failure; gout [REOPENED]; chronic kidney disease; bilateral hearing loss [GRANTED]; hypertension [DENIED] gout; endocarditis; rheumatoid arthritis [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132235


Citation Nr: 18132235 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-37 989 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been submitted, the claim for service connection for kidney failure is reopened. New and material evidence having been submitted, the claim for service connection for gout is reopened. Entitlement to service connection…

Entitlement to service connection for asthma [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18123947


Citation Nr: 18123947 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 11-27 937 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for asthma is granted. FINDING OF FACT The Veteran’s asthma was incurred during the Veteran’s period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in the Ohio Army National Guard. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria…

100% for depressive disorder (dysthymia) [GRANTED]; depressive disorder in excess of 50% [DENIED]; clear and unmistakable error (CUE) [DENIED] & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18123948


Citation Nr: 18123948 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 03-05 988 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER 1. A 100 percent rating is granted for the Veteran’s depressive disorder (dysthymia) from February 12, 2016, subject to the regulations governing payment of monetary awards. 2. A rating for depressive disorder in excess of 50 percent…

Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability; gastritis [DENIED]; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Citation Nr: 18123949


Citation Nr: 18123949 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-22 869 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability is denied. Entitlement to service connection for gastritis is denied. An effective date of October 23, 2012, but not earlier, for the award of service connection for posttraumatic…

Service connection for dementia, secondary to service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18132236


Citation Nr: 18132236 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-41 466 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Service connection for dementia, secondary to service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is granted. FINDING OF FACT The evidence of record establishes the Veteran’s dementia is due to his service-connected PTSD. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for entitlement…

A compensable 20 percent rating, but no higher, for service-connected scars of the right cheek, left neck, and right knee [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18123950


Citation Nr: 18123950 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-30 400 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER A compensable 20 percent rating, but no higher, for service-connected scars of the right cheek, left neck, and right knee is granted. REMANDED The issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for right knee chondromalacia status post…

Bilateral tinnitus; allergic rhinitis; psoriasis; degenerative changes of the bilateral hands; rheumatoid arthritis of the bilateral ankles; elbows; feet; wrists; shoulders; lumbar spine [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132237


Citation Nr: 18132237 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-39 176 DATE: September 6, 2018 REMANDED Service connection for bilateral tinnitus is remanded. Service connection for allergic rhinitis is remanded. Service connection for psoriasis is remanded. Service connection for degenerative changes of the bilateral hands (claimed as rheumatoid arthritis) is remanded. Service connection…

Bilateral hearing loss disability; low back disability; cervical spine disability; psychological disability; right knee disability; left knee disability; left foot disability; right foot disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132228


Citation Nr: 18132228 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 15-41 810 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, is reopened; to this extent only the appeal is granted. New and material evidence having been received, the claim…