Gastroesophageal disability to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) ulcer [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648516


Citation Nr: 1648516 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-19 229 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection, to include on a secondary basis, for gastroesophageal disability to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ)…

Syncopal episodes/blackouts claimed as a seizure disorder, hypertension [GRANTED], anemia [GRANTED], chronic renal disease/hypertension, and Raynaud’s phenomenon [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648517


Citation Nr: 1648517 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-15 868 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Huntington, West Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for syncopal episodes/blackouts, claimed as a seizure disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension. 2. Entitlement…

Bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, respiratory disorder, to include bronchial asthma and high blood pressure, to include as secondary to a respiratory disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648518


Citation Nr: 1648518 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-23 094 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Juan, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus. 3. Entitlement…

Individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU), and Special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648519


Citation Nr: 1648519 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 15-10 953 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU). 2. Entitlement to special monthly compensation…

Left foot disorder [REMANDED]; Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of the April 2003 and March 2004 procedures performed by VA [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1755121


Citation Nr: 1755121 Decision Date: 11/04/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 13-05 903 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a left foot disorder. 2. Entitlement to compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151…

Petition to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability [GRANTED]; Service connection for a heart disability [DENIED]; right shoulder disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755123


Citation Nr: 1755123 Decision Date: 11/06/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 13-34 241 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability,…

Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability, to include as due to radiation and/or asbestos exposure; and hypertension, to include as due to radiation exposure [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755124


Citation Nr: 1755124 Decision Date: 11/06/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 10-03 714 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability, to include as due to radiation and/or asbestos exposure. 2. Entitlement to service connection…

Degenerative joint disease of the spine, to include seizure disorder; bilateral knee disorder; and individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755125


Citation Nr: 1755125 Decision Date: 11/06/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 00-22 002 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Roanoke, Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for degenerative joint disease of the spine, to include as secondary to a service-connected seizure disorder. 2. Entitlement…

Right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with the low back disability [DENIED]; left lower extremity radiculopathy [GRANTED]; and All Others [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755126


Citation Nr: 1755126 Decision Date: 11/07/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 08-35 733 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Diego, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an effective date prior to November 17, 2011 for the grant of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy…

Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755127


Citation Nr: 1755127 Decision Date: 11/08/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 11-24 382 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Reno, Nevada THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States…