Citation Nr: 1744026 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 17-25 802 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUE Entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for transient ischemic attack (TIA). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Oklahoma Department of Veterans…
Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744027
Citation Nr: 1744027 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 10-39 410 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Columbia, South Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disorder. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: D. Krasnegor, Esq. WITNESSES AT HEARING ON APPEAL The…
Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to PTSD, [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744028
Citation Nr: 1744028 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-24 828 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to PTSD. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Texas Veterans Commission WITNESS AT…
Whether the Veteran’s countable income is excessive for the payment of nonservice-connected pension benefits [GRANTED], others [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1744029
Citation Nr: 1744029 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 15-01 843 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin THE ISSUE Whether the Veteran's countable income is excessive for the payment of nonservice-connected pension benefits. ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD A.J. Turnipseed, Counsel INTRODUCTION The…
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), [DENIED] and acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include depressive disorder and/or a neurocognitive disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744030
Citation Nr: 1744030 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 09-29 330 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Cleveland, Ohio THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD,…
Esophageal tear [REMANDED], rating higher than 30 percent for migraine headaches [DENIED], and individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1744031
Citation Nr: 1744031 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 10-48 341 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Louisville, Kentucky THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for an esophageal tear. 2. Entitlement to a disability rating higher than 30 percent for migraine headaches. 3.…
Lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity numbness, and disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1744032
Citation Nr: 1744032 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 10-20 956 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Boise, Idaho THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an increased evaluation for service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, rated as 20 percent disabling prior to May 23, 2011,…
Entitlement to an extraschedular rating for right ring finger injury residuals [DENIED], and Entitlement to a separate rating for right hand manifestations associated with right ring finger injury residuals [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1744033
Citation Nr: 1744033 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 11-18 109 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an extraschedular rating for right ring finger injury residuals. 2. Entitlement to a separate rating for right hand manifestations associated…
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chest pains, headache disorder, back disability, motor vehicle accident (MVA), right/left shoulder disability, [DENIED] and vision disability REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744034
Citation Nr: 1744034 Decision Date: 09/15/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-27 920 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Seattle, Washington THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2. Entitlement to service connection for a disability manifested by chest pains. 3.…
Entitlement to a higher initial rating for a left calf scar, evaluated as noncompensable is [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736556
Citation Nr: 1736556 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-30 456 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to a higher initial rating for a left calf scar, evaluated as noncompensable from November 1, 2007 to September 17, 2013, and…
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