Entitlement to service connection for carcinoma in situ with severe vocal cord dysplasia (throat cancer), resulting from in-service asbestos exposure [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744021


Citation Nr: 1744021 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 16-35 186 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for carcinoma in situ with severe vocal cord dysplasia (throat cancer), resulting from in-service asbestos exposure. REPRESENTATION Appellant…

Left ear hearing loss disability [GRANTED], and rating, in excess of 30 percent prior to January 12, 2016, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter, for post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) [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…

Degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine [REOPENED], SC disease or injury [GRANTED], residuals of a right/left shoulder injury [DENIED], and individual employability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1744023


Citation Nr: 1744023 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 11-06 227 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Phoenix, Arizona THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of…

Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive disorder [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 1744024


Citation Nr: 1744024 Decision Date: 09/27/17 Archive Date: 10/10/17 DOCKET NO. 11-20 360 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive disorder. WITNESSES AT HEARING ON…

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 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…

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,…