Citation Nr: 18131268 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 06-10 049 DATE: August 31, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from February 1970 to September 1971. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals…
An initial compensable rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis; obstructive sleep apnea; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18131269
Citation Nr: 18131269 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 16-00 872 DATE: August 31, 2018 REMANDED An initial compensable rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis is remanded. An initial rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded. An initial rating in excess of 50 percent prior to August 7, 2014…
Entitlement to service connection for malignant pleural mesothelioma [DECEASED][DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18131270
Citation Nr: 18131270 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 18-34 617 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for malignant pleural mesothelioma is dismissed. FINDING OF FACT In August 2018, while the Veteran’s appeal to the Board was pending, and prior to the issuance of a final decision, VA received notice…
Reduction in the disability rating for a psychiatric disorder from 70 percent to 50 percent was not proper; rating in excess of 70 percent for a psychiatric disorder [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18131272
Citation Nr: 18131272 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 15-34 810 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER The reduction in the disability rating for a psychiatric disorder from 70 percent to 50 percent was not proper, and is void ab initio. A rating in excess of 70 percent for a psychiatric disorder is denied.…
Left/right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease [GRANTED]; right/left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease [GRANTED]; lower extremity peripheral vascular disease [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18131271
Citation Nr: 18131271 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 14-39 742 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER For the period prior to February 2, 2010, entitlement to an initial rating of 20 percent, but not higher, for left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease is granted, subject to the laws and regulations controlling the award…
Entitlement to an initial 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids, but not greater [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18131273
Citation Nr: 18131273 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 16-02 854 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids, but not greater, is granted, subject to the laws and regulations governing the payment of monetary benefits. FINDING OF FACT The evidence is in relative equipoise that the…
Coronary artery disease, postsurgical percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, (CAD) [DENIED], acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18131274
Citation Nr: 18131274 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 17-16 410 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial rating higher than 30 percent for coronary artery disease, postsurgical percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, (CAD) is denied. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and unspecified…
Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include personality disorder, depressive disorder, adjustment disorder, bipolar disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18131277
Citation Nr: 18131277 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 16-14 568 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the appeal to reopen service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depressive disorder, is granted. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include personality disorder, depressive disorder,…
Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss; Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18131278
Citation Nr: 18131278 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 16-04 092 DATE: August 31, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. Entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran’s bilateral hearing loss did not manifest during service, or within one year of…
Left deltoid atrophy secondary to service-connected left shoulder disability; osteopenia of the left shoulder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18131279
Citation Nr: 18131279 Decision Date: 08/31/18 Archive Date: 08/31/18 DOCKET NO. 16-03 228 DATE: August 31, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for left deltoid atrophy secondary to service-connected left shoulder disability is remanded. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected osteopenia of the left shoulder is remanded. REASONS FOR…
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