Entitlement to service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with depression [GRANTED]; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160412


Citation Nr: 18160412 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-14 491 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for generalized anxiety disorder with depression is granted. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded. FINDING OF FACT The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether…

Residuals of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance and/or being housebound [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160413


Citation Nr: 18160413 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-19 670 DATE: December 26, 2018 REMANDED The claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is remanded. The claim of entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance and/or being housebound…

Entitlement to service connection residuals of Guillain–Barré Syndrome [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160415


Citation Nr: 18160415 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-38 542 DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection residuals of Guillain–Barré Syndrome is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served in the U.S. Army on active duty from October 1988 to October 1991. Entitlement to service connection residuals of Guillain–Barré Syndrome.…

Hypertension; migraine headaches on an extraschedular basis; individual unemployability (TDIU); Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) [REMANDED]


Citation Nr: 18160416 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 09-18 560 DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is remanded. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches on an extraschedular basis is remanded. Entitlement to an effective date prior to September 20, 2010, for…

Lumbar spine degenerative disc disease; coronary artery disease; renal insufficiency [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160417


Citation Nr: 18160417 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-21 060 Date: December 26, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the Veteran’s claim for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease is reopened. New and material evidence having been received, the Veteran’s claim for service connection for coronary artery…

Left shoulder disorder; right shoulder disorder; left hand and thumb disorder; right hand and thumb disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160418


Citation Nr: 18160418 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-42 623 DATE: December 27, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disorder is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for left hand and thumb disorder is remanded. Entitlement to service…

Entitlement to a death pension; cause of the Veteran’s death; burial benefits [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160419


Citation Nr: 18160419 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 09-41 338 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER The claim of entitlement to a death pension is denied. The claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death is denied. The claim of entitlement to service-connected burial benefits is denied. FINDINGS…

Bowel condition; bladder condition; lumbar spine disability; lower left/right extremity radiculopathy; individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED]; OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160420


Citation Nr: 18160420 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 14-25 208A DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a bowel condition is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a bladder condition is denied. Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 40 percent prior to February 1, 2011, for lumbar…

Left foot impairment; mechanical thoracolumbar strain with scoliosis and moderate degenerative disc disease [GRANTED]; residual of right-fourth-finger fracture [DENIED]; OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160421


Citation Nr: 18160421 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 10-47 441 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a left foot impairment, to include as secondary to the service-connected mechanical thoracolumbar strain with scoliosis and moderate degenerative disc disease, is granted. Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for residual of…

Reduction in the disability rating for service-connected residuals of stress fracture, left foot, from 10 percent to noncompensable [IMPROPER]; 70 percent for depressive disorder [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160422


Citation Nr: 18160422 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 14-24 414 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER The reduction in the disability rating for service-connected residuals of stress fracture, left foot, from 10 percent to noncompensable, effective August 20, 2018, was improper, and the 10 percent evaluation is restored. Entitlement to an initial rating…