Entitlement to an initial increased for residuals of toxoplasmosis, left eye, with chorio-retinitis, central scotoma, and cataract status post intraocular lens Citation [REMANDED] Nr: 1736629


Citation Nr: 1736629 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 08-28 528 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial increased rating in excess of 20 percent prior to December 3, 2016, and in excess of 30 percent thereafter,…

Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral ankle disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, chondromalacia of the right knee/left knee [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736630


Citation Nr: 1736630 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-04 321 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Newark, New Jersey THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral ankle disorder. 2. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. 3. Entitlement…

Entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected left wrist disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736631


Citation Nr: 1736631 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-02 316 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a left shoulder disorder, to include as secondary to a service-connected left wrist disability. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by:…

Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus, Cervical spine disability, and intervertebral disc syndrome of the lumbar spine [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736633


Citation Nr: 1736633 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-02 506 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include pes planus. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine…

Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for low back pain with degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbosacral spine [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736634


Citation Nr: 1736634 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 15-38 910A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUE Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for low back pain with degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbosacral spine.…

Chronic lichen simplex [GRANTED], lumbar spine disability, to include spondylolysis[DENIED], right lower extremity sciatica [DENIED] and individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736635


Citation Nr: 1736635 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-06 233A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Huntington, West Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chronic lichen simplex. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar…

Entitlement to an increased rating for urinary incontinence, status post adenocarcinoma of the prostate, currently evaluated as 40 percent disabling effective August 25, 2010 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 173663


Citation Nr: 1736636 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-14 568 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUE Entitlement to an increased rating for urinary incontinence, status post adenocarcinoma of the prostate, currently evaluated as 40 percent disabling effective August 25,…

Entitlement to service connection for a left foot disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736637


Citation Nr: 1736637 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-19 426 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a left foot disability. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs WITNESS AT HEARING…

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss {DENIED], and Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736639


Citation Nr: 1736639 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 15-39 462 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Louis, Missouri THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Veterans of…

Fracture of the transverse process of the L4 lumbar vertebra with associated lumbar strain (lumbar spine disability) [GRANTED], and individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736640


Citation Nr: 1736640 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 07-15 996 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating higher than 10 percent prior to May 17, 2007, and higher than 20 percent since May 17, 2007,…