Citation Nr: 18160463 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-05 334 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) as the surviving spouse of the Veteran is granted. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran and the appellant were married by ceremony in April 1975 and they divorced in October…
Entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits [DENIED]; respiratory disability; congestive heart failure; implantable cardioverter defibrillator & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160464
Citation Nr: 18160464 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-20 083 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to nonservice-connected pension benefits is denied. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disability, claimed as chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and an acute respiratory disability, is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for…
Entitlement to death pension benefits [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160466
Citation Nr: 18160466 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-31 256A DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to death pension benefits is denied. FINDING OF FACT 1. The appellant neither served at least 90 days on active duty during a period of war, nor did his service period include 90 consecutive days beginning…
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and to include as secondary to service-connected residuals, adenocarcinoma of the prostate [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160465
Citation Nr: 18160465 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-04 809 DATE: December 26, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and to include as secondary to service-connected residuals, adenocarcinoma of the prostate is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND This case was most recently…
Payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred on October 26, 2013, at Ochsner Medical Center (OMC) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160467
Citation Nr: 18160467 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-27 789 DATE: December 28, 2018 REMANDED Payment or reimbursement of medical expenses incurred on October 26, 2013, at Ochsner Medical Center (OMC) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND According to a May 2015 statement of the case (SOC), the Veteran served on active duty…
30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prior to August 4, 2017 [DENIED]; 70 percent for PTSD from August 4, 2017 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160468
Citation Nr: 18160468 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-00 351 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prior to August 4, 2017 is denied. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD from August 4,…
50 percent for service-connected migraine headaches associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160469
Citation Nr: 18160469 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-18 817A DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to a rating of 50 percent for service-connected migraine headaches associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, from March 13, 2013, is granted. FINDING OF FACT Since March 13, 2013, the Veteran has…
Erectile dysfunction; prostate cancer; special monthly compensation (SMC) at a housebound rate; SMC based on the loss of use of a creative organ [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18160470
Citation Nr: 18160470 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-23 077A DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an effective date earlier than December 23, 2013, for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction is dismissed. Entitlement to an effective date earlier than December 23, 2013, for the grant of service connection…
Right shoulder disability; a right shoulder labral tear, and right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis; right ankle disability; right/Left knee disability [GRANTED]; OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160471
Citation Nr: 18160471 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 16-18 310 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Service connection for a right shoulder disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease, a right shoulder labral tear, and right shoulder rotator cuff tendinitis, is granted. Service connection for a right ankle disability, including degenerative changes, is granted.…
The claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160473
Citation Nr: 18160473 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 13-17 591 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER The claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted. FINDING OF FACT Resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, his service-connected disabilities render him unable…
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