Bilateral hearing loss [DISMISSED]; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [GRANTED]; and individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU) [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1754222


Citation Nr: 1754222 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 11-01 495 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent…

Entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1754221


Citation Nr: 1754221 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 13-06 149 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Lincoln, Nebraska THE ISSUE Entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: National Association of County Veterans Service Officers WITNESSES AT HEARING…

Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for a left ankle sprain with degenerative changes, and rating in excess of 20 percent for right ankle degenerative arthritis [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754219


Citation Nr: 1754219 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 10-36 052 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for a left ankle sprain with degenerative changes. 2. Entitlement to…

Skin lesions (face and back) melanoma/carcinoma, to include as due to in-service herbicide exposure; recurrent lung disorder to include spots on lungs, and unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1754220


Citation Nr: 1754220 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 10-36 873 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Huntington, West Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for skin lesions (face and back) melanoma/carcinoma, to include as due to in-service herbicide exposure. 2. Entitlement…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for fibrosis of the liver secondary to service-connected hepatitis C, and individual unemployability (TDIU) Citation Nr: 1754217


Citation Nr: 1754217 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 07-08 784 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office in Chicago, Illinois THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for fibrosis of the liver secondary to service-connected hepatitis C. 2.…

Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected chondromalacia of the right knee [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1754218


Citation Nr: 1754218 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 11-10 186 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected chondromalacia of the right knee. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American…

Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to a service-connected disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1754216


Citation Nr: 1754216 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 12-31 209A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Oakland, California THE ISSUE Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to a service-connected disability. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Jan Dils, Attorney…

Diabetes mellitus, and type II, Prior [GRANTED], Post [DENIED], and a rating in excess of 10 percent for associated ischemic optic neuropathy with retinopathy [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754215


Citation Nr: 1754215 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 12-31 856 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Hartford, Connecticut THE ISSUE Entitlement to a rating in excess of 40 percent for diabetes mellitus type II, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for…

Entitlement to an increased rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI), currently evaluated as 40 percent disabling [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1754214


Citation Nr: 1754214 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 13-24 964 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Salt Lake City, Utah THE ISSUE Entitlement to an increased rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI), currently evaluated as 40 percent disabling. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: James…

Entitlement to service connection for the residuals of gastric adenocarcinoma, including as secondary to service-connected peptic ulcer disease [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1754213


Citation Nr: 1754213 Decision Date: 11/28/17 Archive Date: 12/07/17 DOCKET NO. 04-39 650 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Cleveland, Ohio THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for stomach cancer, postgastrectomy dumping syndrome, to include as secondary to peptic ulcer disease. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled…