Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648541


Citation Nr: 1648541 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-29 105 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL The Veteran ATTORNEY…

Ulcerative colitis; acute myeloid leukemia (AML); aid and attendance/housebound status, and service-connected radiculopathy of the left/right lower extremity [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648542


Citation Nr: 1648542 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 14-35 049 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in San Diego, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for ulcerative colitis, to include as secondary to herbicide and dioxin exposure. 2. Entitlement to service connection…

Entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648543


Citation Nr: 1648543 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 16-31 633 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Chicago, Illinois THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Veterans of Foreign Wars of…

Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss [GRANTED]; and Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1648544


Citation Nr: 1648544 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-17 376 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Buffalo, New York THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Vietnam Veterans…

Entitlement to service connection for acquired psychiatric disability; and Entitlement to service connection for mesothelioma [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648545


Citation Nr: 1648545 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 07-14 791 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Chicago, Illinois THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for acquired psychiatric disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for mesothelioma. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Christopher J. Boudi,…

Depressive disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS) [GRANTED]; left knee residuals of a medial collateral ligament tear; and individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648546


Citation Nr: 1648546 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-18 871 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for depressive disorder, not otherwise specified (NOS). 2. Entitlement to a rating…

Entitlement to service connection for pes planus (claimed a left foot disorder) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648548


Citation Nr: 1648548 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-18 239 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Cleveland, Ohio THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for pes planus (claimed a left foot disorder). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The American Legion ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD…

Residuals of a low back injury with lumbosacral degenerative disc and joint diseases; right hip trochanteric bursitis; and left hip trochanteric bursitis [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1648547


Citation Nr: 1648547 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-13 617 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of a low back injury with lumbosacral degenerative disc and…

Entitlement to an initial rating higher than 20 percent for type 2 diabetes mellitus, and Entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU)


Citation Nr: 1648549 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-03 255 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating higher than 20 percent for type 2 diabetes mellitus. 2. Entitlement to a total disability rating due…

Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1648550


Citation Nr: 1648550 Decision Date: 12/30/16 Archive Date: 01/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-33 320 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Appellant…