Entitlement to Service Connection for Bilateral Hearing Loss, and Entitlement to Service Connection for Tinnitus is [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736703


Citation Nr: 1736703 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-27 595A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Georgia Department of…

Service Connection for Lumbar Strain with Minimal Degenerative Changes is [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736704


Citation Nr: 1736704 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-15 108 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine condition. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The American Legion WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Veteran ATTORNEY…

Service-Connected Internal Derangement of the Left Knee with Limitation of Flexion [DENIED], and Internal Derangement of the Left Knee with Instability from April 18, 2012 [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1736705


Citation Nr: 1736705 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-40 624 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Boston, Massachusetts THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected internal derangement of the left knee with limitation…

Entitlement to Benefits Under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805 for a Child of a Vietnam Veteran Born with Spina Bifida. [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736706


Citation Nr: 1736706 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-00 198 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUE Entitlement to benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1805 for a child of a Vietnam Veteran born with spina bifida. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by:…

Entitlement to Service Connection for a Back Disability, claimed as Scoliosis. [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736707


Citation Nr: 1736707 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-35 674 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Chicago, Illinois THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a back disability, claimed as scoliosis. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The American Legion WITNESSES AT HEARING ON APPEAL…

Lumbar Spine Intervertebral Disc Syndrome [DENIED], Radiculopathy Lower Left [GRANTED], Radiculopathy Lower Right [GRANTED], and Acquired Psychiatric Disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736708


Citation Nr: 1736708 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-43 893 ) 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 20 percent from February 23, 2009, to September 23, 2015, and a rating in…

Entitlement to a Rating in Excess of 20 Percent for Diabetes Mellitus Type II with Erectile Dysfunction. [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736709


Citation Nr: 1736709 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-29 728 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Detroit, Michigan THE ISSUE Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Veterans of…

Entitlement to Service Connection for a Left Hip Labral Tear, to Include as Secondary to Service-Connected Low Back Strain and/or Left Knee Retropatellar Pain Syndrome. [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736710


Citation Nr: 1736710 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-20 487 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a left hip labral tear, to include as secondary to service-connected low back strain and/or left…

Entitlement to Service Connection for a Right Knee Disability and Whether Veteran’s Character of Discharge Constitutes a Bar to Payment of VA Compensation Benefits [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736711


Citation Nr: 1736711 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-07 835 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen a claim for entitlement to service connection for a right knee…

Entitlement to an Initial Rating in Excess of 10 Percent for Residuals of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736712


Citation Nr: 1736712 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-06 063 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Buffalo, New York THE ISSUE Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by:…