Entitlement to a left ear hearing loss disability [GRANTED], entitlement to an increased evaluation of 70 percent for the service-connected PTSD [GRANTED], in excess of 70 percent [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1744022


Citation Nr: 1744022 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 13-11 846 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability. 2. Entitlement to an increased rating, in excess of 30 percent…

Left knee patellofemoral syndrome, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, migraine headaches, bilateral hip disability, lumbar spine disability, acquired psychiatric disorder and TDIU [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749042


Citation Nr: 1749042 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-37 753 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for post-operative residuals of a left knee patellofemoral syndrome. 2. Entitlement…

Service-connected left knee disability [DENIED], rating of 20 percent from August 12, 2009 to August 31, 2012 but no higher, for a right knee disability is granted [GRANTED] rating in excess of 20 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1749043


Citation Nr: 1749043 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-21 161A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Oakland, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability, to include as secondary to service-connected osteoarthritis of the right knee status-post injury…

Entitlement to service connection for a left eye disability, claimed as a vision problem [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1749044


Citation Nr: 1749044 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 07-39 285 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a left eye disability, claimed as a vision problem. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: The American Legion WITNESS AT…

Entitlement to an effective date prior to April 5, 2007, for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for schizophrenia, paranoid type [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744025


Citation Nr: 1744025 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 14-01 038 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Los Angeles, California THE ISSUE Entitlement to an effective date prior to April 5, 2007, for the assignment of a 100 percent rating for schizophrenia, paranoid type.…

Entitlement to service connection for hearing loss, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and hypertension, to include as secondary to psychiatric disability Citation Nr: 1749045


Citation Nr: 1749045 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 15-18 010 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 3. Entitlement to service connection…

Entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for transient ischemic attack (TIA) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1744026


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…

Right knee disability, to include right knee osteoarthritis, left knee disability, to include left knee osteoarthritis, and lumbar spine disability, to include lumbar spondylosis [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1749046


Citation Nr: 1749046 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 11-18 653A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability, to include right knee osteoarthritis. 2. Entitlement to service connection for a left…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for an anxiety disorder, and Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for an anxiety disorder [WITHDRAWN] [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 1749047


Citation Nr: 1749047 Decision Date: 10/31/17 Archive Date: 11/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-00 101 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Paul, Minnesota THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for an anxiety disorder for the period prior to May 14,…

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…