Right arm pain; hearing loss disability; tinnitus; erectile dysfunction, residual of an elective vasectomy; kidney cyst associated with post-operative kidney stone; & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160402


Citation Nr: 18160402 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-58 764A DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED 1. Entitlement to service connection for right arm pain is remanded. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a hearing loss disability is remanded. 3. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is remanded. 4. Entitlement to service connection…

Right foot condition; post-fracture left fifth metatarsal; depressive disorder; left upper extremity radiculopathy; (TDIU) [GRANTED]; OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160403


Citation Nr: 18160403 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-35 265 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER The application to reopen the claim for service connection for a vision problem is granted. To this extent only, the appeal is granted. The application to reopen the claim for service connection for alcohol use and cocaine…

Service connection for glaucoma (bilateral eye condition); service connection for sarcoidosis (claimed as lung condition) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160404


Citation Nr: 18160404 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 14-43 806 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim of entitlement to service connection for an eye condition is reopened, and to this extent only, the appeal is granted. New and material evidence having been received, the…

Ischemic heart disease; prostate cancer; diabetes mellitus; erectile dysfunction [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160405


Citation Nr: 18160405 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-00 374 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Service connection for ischemic heart disease is denied. Service connection for prostate cancer is denied. Service connection for diabetes mellitus is denied. Service connection for erectile dysfunction is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran served in…

Entitlement to an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160406


Citation Nr: 18160406 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 09-50 057 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches is granted. FINDING OF FACT Throughout the appeal period, the Veteran’s migraine headaches have caused frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.…

A clothing allowance for the year 2015 [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160407


Citation Nr: 18160407 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-50 481 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER A clothing allowance for the year 2015 is granted. FINDING OF FACT The evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran consistently uses his VA-issued Hydrophilic cream, Ketoconazole cream, and Triamcinolone cream, for his service-connected…

Reimbursement or payment for medical expenses incurred due to non-VA medical care [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160408


Citation Nr: 18160408 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-50 960 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Reimbursement or payment for medical expenses incurred due to non-VA medical care, on December 4, 2015, at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center (ABMC), is granted. Reimbursement or payment for medical expenses incurred due to non-VA medical care, from…

Bilateral eye disability; adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood; fracture of the fifth metacarpal of the right hand; fractured sternum; OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160409


Citation Nr: 18160409 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 12-04 876A DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral eye disability is denied. Entitlement to service connection for an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, claimed as secondary to service-connected disabilities, is denied. Entitlement to a compensable…

Service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160410


Citation Nr: 18160410 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-07 814 DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED Service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran had active service from July 1965 to May 1969, November 1990 to December 1991, and December 1996 to January 2007. This matter is…

Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of prostate cancer [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18160411


Citation Nr: 18160411 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 18-08 886 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of prostate cancer is dismissed. FINDING OF FACT A copy of the Veteran’s death certificate, which is of record, shows that the Veteran died in…