Entitlement to service connection for a headache disorder [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1749070


Citation Nr: 1749070 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 04-04 846 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center in Wichita, Kansas THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a headache disorder. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Daniel Krasnegor, Attorney ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD Catherine…

Entitlement to a compensable initial rating for allergic rhinitis, and Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749071


Citation Nr: 1749071 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-30 379 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a compensable initial rating for allergic rhinitis. 2. Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Disabled…

Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral eye disorder [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1749072


Citation Nr: 1749072 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-33 441 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Manila, the Republic of the Philippines THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral eye disorder. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Hawaii Office of Veterans Services WITNESS…

Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749073


Citation Nr: 1749073 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-42 373 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Christopher Loiacano, Agent WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL The Veteran…

Rating in excess of 10 percent prior to November 6, 2012, for bilateral hearing loss [DENIED], and rating of 20 percent from November 6, 2012, to April 29, 2014, for bilateral hearing loss [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1749074


Citation Nr: 1749074 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-42 123 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss prior to April 29, 2014. 2. Entitlement to…

Respiratory disorder, claimed as breathing problems, ionizing radiation, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), pseudophakia status post bilateral cataract surgery [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749075


Citation Nr: 1749075 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 95-29 162 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disorder, claimed as breathing problems, to include as secondary to exposure to ionizing radiation. 2.…

Service connection for colon cancer, to include as a result of in-service radiation exposure [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1749076


Citation Nr: 1749076 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-31 488 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for colon cancer, to include as a result of in-service radiation exposure. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Missouri Veterans…

Psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, as secondary to service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) and/or service-connected tinnitus [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749077


Citation Nr: 1749077 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-30 892A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, as secondary to service-connected traumatic brain injury…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea, and excess of 10 percent for cervical spine degenerative joint disease (DJD) [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1749078


Citation Nr: 1749078 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-01 272 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Phoenix, Arizona THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea. 2. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess…

Service connection for a left shoulder, including degenerative disc disease, as secondary to service connected cervical spine degenerative disc disease [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1749079


Citation Nr: 1749079 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 02-11 247 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for degenerative disc disease of the left shoulder, to include as secondary to service-connected cervical spine degenerative disc disease.…