Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and Entitlement to service connection for hammer toes with hallux valgus of the bilateral feet (“bilateral foot disability”) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736666


Citation Nr: 1736666 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-30 743 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to service connection for hammer toes with hallux valgus of the bilateral…

Entitlement to a compensable disability rating for prostate cancer [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736667


Citation Nr: 1736667 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-31 164A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Indianapolis, Indiana THE ISSUE Entitlement to a compensable disability rating for prostate cancer from February 1, 2012. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Teena Petro, Agent ATTORNEY FOR THE…

Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent, and in excess of 20 percent on and thereafter for the service-connected thoracolumbar spine strain with degenerative changes is [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736668


Citation Nr: 1736668 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-26 185 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Portland, Oregon THE ISSUE Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to May 23, 2014, and in excess of 20 percent on and thereafter…

Entitlement to service connection for an acquired low back disability [DENIED] Citation Nr: 1736669


Citation Nr: 1736669 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 10-04 777 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Montgomery, Alabama THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for an acquired low back disability. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL The…

Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent, and in excess of 50 percent for (PTSD) (previously rated as adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression), and individual unemployability (TDIU)


Citation Nr: 1736670 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-11 838 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Newark, New Jersey THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent prior to September 6, 2016 and in excess of 50 percent…

Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, osteoarthritis of the left & the right hip, and for residuals of a fracture of the right distal fibula [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736672


Citation Nr: 1736672 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 09-28 123A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, prior to March 16, 2016, and in…

Low back disability, residuals of a left rotator cuff injury, to include low back disability, and hypertension as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736673


Citation Nr: 1736673 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 97-20 514A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability. 2. Entitlement to service connection for the residuals of a left rotator cuff…

Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss, and individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736674


Citation Nr: 1736674 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 13-28 668 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Houston, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss. 2. Entitlement to a total disability rating for…

Bilateral foot fungus, claimed as jungle rot [DENIED], pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and tinnitus [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736675


Citation Nr: 1736675 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-03 206 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot fungus, claimed as jungle rot. 2. Entitlement to service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB).…

Entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for urticaria with cystic acne [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 1736676


Citation Nr: 1736676 Decision Date: 08/31/17 Archive Date: 09/06/17 DOCKET NO. 12-18 530 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUE Entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for urticaria with cystic acne. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Georgia Department of Veterans Services…