The issue of whether the apportionment of the Veteran’s disability compensation in the amount of $750.00 per month is proper [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18124059


Citation Nr: 18124059 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 15-07 531 DATE: August 3, 2018 REMANDED The issue of whether the apportionment of the Veteran's disability compensation in the amount of $750.00 per month is proper is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from August 1968 to November 1970.…

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132349


Citation Nr: 18132349 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 13-21 699 DATE: September 6, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from January 1968 to December 1970, with service in Vietnam. This matter is before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board)…

Bilateral ankle disorder; lung disorder; scars of the forearm and ankles [DENIED]; (APD) [GRANTED]; heart disorder; ulcers; sleep disorder; hypertension; liver lesions [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18124060


Citation Nr: 18124060 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 13-00 953 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral ankle disorder is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a lung disorder is denied. Entitlement to service connection for scars of the forearm and ankles is denied. Entitlement to service…

100 percent for service-connected heart disability is [GRANTED] from the earlier effective date of January 22, 2008, resolving both the increased rating issue and the effective date issue Citation Nr: 18124061


Citation Nr: 18124061 Decision Date: 08/07/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 09-27 879 DATE: August 7, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial disability rating of 100 percent for service-connected heart disability is granted from the earlier effective date of January 22, 2008 (resolving both the increased rating issue and the effective date issue concerning the…

Right central facial palsy, residual of cerebrovascular accident, currently noncompensable; aphasia; right lower extremity sciatic nerve disability [DENIED]; bilateral hearing loss; tinnitus [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18132350


Citation Nr: 18132350 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-02 384 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER An increased rating for right central facial palsy, residual of cerebrovascular accident, currently noncompensable, is denied. An increased rating for aphasia, residual of cerebrovascular accident, currently 10 percent, is denied. An increased rating for right lower extremity…

Right arm and hand disability; left arm and hand disability; right shoulder disability; left shoulder disability; cervical spine disability; lumbar spine disability; [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18132351


Citation Nr: 18132351 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 17-12 030 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right arm and hand disability is denied. Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left arm and hand disability is denied. Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right shoulder…

Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities prior to August 13, 2012, and from February 16, 2017 [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18124062


Citation Nr: 18124062 Decision Date: 08/06/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 11-18 921 DATE: August 6, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities prior to August 13, 2012, and from February 16, 2017, is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran had active military service in…

Service connection for a bilateral foot disorder with ankle pain (previously claimed as right and left ankle condition) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18132352


Citation Nr: 18132352 Decision Date: 09/06/18 Archive Date: 09/06/18 DOCKET NO. 16-04 668 DATE: September 6, 2018 ORDER Service connection for a bilateral foot disorder with ankle pain (previously claimed as right and left ankle condition) is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran entered service with a pre-existing bilateral pes planus. 2. Clear and…

Entitlement for Service connection for a back disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18124063


Citation Nr: 18124063 Decision Date: 08/03/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 14-41 037 DATE: August 3, 2018 ORDER Service connection for a back disability is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran’s January 1970 entrance examination with a May 1970 addendum found his back to be normal, although his assertions of ongoing back symptomatology were…

Acquired psychiatric disorder; hepatitis C, to include as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18124064


Citation Nr: 18124064 Decision Date: 08/07/18 Archive Date: 08/03/18 DOCKET NO. 06-06 699 DATE: August 7, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied. Entitlement to service connection for hepatitis C, to include as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Competent and persuasive medical…