Varicose veins of the left/right lower extremity during the appeal period prior to April 1, 2015, and in excess of 20 percent from April 1, 2015 [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1755128


Citation Nr: 1755128 Decision Date: 11/12/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 14-04 546 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Oakland, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 40 percent for varicose veins of the left lower extremity during the appeal period…

Vertigo with nausea and vomiting, to include as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss [GRANTED], and individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1755129


Citation Nr: 1755129 Decision Date: 11/30/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 13-21 881 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office in Portland, Oregon THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for vertigo with nausea and vomiting, to include as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement…

Acquired psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and Entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a right lower extremity disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648494


Citation Nr: 1648494 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-05 233 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Portland, Oregon THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an acquired psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for…

Entitlement to service connection for a right hydrocele [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648496


Citation Nr: 1648496 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 08-33 851 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a right hydrocele. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Ralph J. Bratch, Attorney WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL The…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, and 10 percent for tinnitus [DISMISSED], Citation Nr: 1648497


Citation Nr: 1648497 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-16 053 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Boston, Massachusetts THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to an initial…

Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for a cervical spine disability [REMANDED], Citation Nr: 1648498


Citation Nr: 1648498 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-06 320 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for a cervical spine disability. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: North Carolina Division of…

Left shoulder disability, left hip disability, neck disability [GRANTED], and temporary total rating for convalescence because of treatment for a service connected left ankle disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648499


Citation Nr: 1648499 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-34 171 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Anchorage, Alaska THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for left shoulder disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for left hip disability. 3. Entitlement to service connection…

Entitlement to an extraschedular rating for right ankle instability, status post ankle stabilization surgery with residual scarring [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648500


Citation Nr: 1648500 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-14 236 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Salt Lake City, Utah THE ISSUE Entitlement to an extraschedular rating for right ankle instability, status post ankle stabilization surgery with residual scarring. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by:…

Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder, hypertension, individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648501


Citation Nr: 1648501 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-41 067 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder. 2. Entitlement to service…

Entitlement to apportionment of the Veteran’s VA benefits, residuals of a back injury, and residuals of a traumatic brain injury, and for a dental condition [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648502


Citation Nr: 1648502 Decision Date: 12/29/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 16-62 129 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUE Entitlement to apportionment of the Veteran's VA benefits. (The issues of service connection for residuals of a back injury, residuals of a traumatic…