Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) [GRANTED]; cervical spine disability; DDD; cervical spondylosis & thoracic outlet syndrome [DENIED]; left shoulder disability; myofascial syndrome [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18131197


Citation Nr: 18131197 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 15-35 237A DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER 1. Entitlement to service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability, to include degenerative disc disease, cervical spondylosis, and thoracic outlet syndrome, is denied. REMANDED 3.…

Fibromyalgia; seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp; [GRANTED]; fatigue; hemorrhoids; skin disorder; pompholyx hydrosis; tension headaches; herpes simplex & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18131198


Citation Nr: 18131198 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 15-01 349 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER Service connection for fibromyalgia is granted. Service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, to include chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is denied. Service connection for seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp is granted. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection…

Acquired psychiatric disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); disability right hip disability; individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18131199


Citation Nr: 18131199 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 16-03 501 DATE: August 31, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to include as secondary to service-connected disability right hip disability is remanded. Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability…

Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18131200


Citation Nr: 18131200 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 17-45 803 DATE: August 31, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from May 1982 to March 1992. Although this appeal was…

Entitlement for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus (diabetes mellitus) as a result of herbicide agent exposure [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18131201


Citation Nr: 18131201 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 15-37 466 DATE: August 31, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement for service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus (diabetes mellitus) as a result of herbicide agent exposure is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served honorably on active duty in the U.S. Navy from June 1964…

Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for meralgia paresthetica [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18131203


Citation Nr: 18131203 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 16-01 098 DATE: August 31, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for meralgia paresthetica is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from June 1982 to September 1986, from May to September 1990 and from February…

Entitlement to service connection for a breathing disability; residuals of a pacemaker, to include an abnormal heartbeat; anxiety disorder [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18131202


Citation Nr: 18131202 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 16-07 233 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER 1. Entitlement to service connection for a breathing disability is denied. 2. Entitlement to service connection for residuals of a pacemaker, to include an abnormal heartbeat, is denied. 3. Entitlement to service connection for anxiety disorder is…

Increased rating for postoperative compartment syndrome (Muscle Groups XI and XII), left/right lower extremity; [DENIED]; unstable scar of the right leg [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18131204


Citation Nr: 18131204 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 14-28 668A DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an increased rating for postoperative compartment syndrome (Muscle Groups XI and XII), left lower extremity, currently evaluated as 20 percent disabling is denied. Entitlement to an increased rating for postoperative compartment syndrome (Muscle Groups XI…

Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18131205


Citation Nr: 18131205 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 15-45 553 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) is denied. FINDING OF FACT The most probative evidence of record does not demonstrate that it is at least as likely as…

Chronic pain disorder, to include as a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 [DENIED]; bilateral foot disorder, to include as a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18131206


Citation Nr: 18131206 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 13-31 126 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a chronic pain disorder, to include as a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317, is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, to include as a qualifying…