Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154169


Citation Nr: 18154169 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-41 171 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is remanded. FINDING OF FACT 1. A December 2010…

Entitlement to service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease; Entitlement to service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154170


Citation Nr: 18154170 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-55 985 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from July 1990 to…

Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine; radiculopathy of the right lower extremity [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154171


Citation Nr: 18154171 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-51 832 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to an initial disability evaluation for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine in excess of 10 percent disabling prior to September 24, 2015, and in excess of 40 percent disabling from September 4, 2015, is…

Entitlement to service connection for a back disability (thoracolumbar spine); Entitlement to service connection for a neck disability (cervical spine) [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154172


Citation Nr: 18154172 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-48 249 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a back disability (thoracolumbar spine) is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a neck disability (cervical spine) is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran’s back disability (thoracolumbar spine) is not causally…

Dental problems; (DDD), L5-S1; bilateral hearing; tinnitus; traumatic arthritis of the bilateral hands and feet; hot flashes; headaches & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154174


Citation Nr: 18154174 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 13-22 244A DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for dental problems for compensation and treatment purposes is denied. Entitlement to service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease (DDD), L5-S1 (claimed as low back pain) is denied. Entitlement to service connection…

The issue of entitlement to service connection for back disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154175


Citation Nr: 18154175 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-50 609 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED The issue of entitlement to service connection for back disability is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND A DD Form 214 documents that the appellant had a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) between March and July 2009.…

Intervertebral disc syndrome; left knee disability; residual eye injury; bilateral hearing loss; right/left little finger; right knee limitation; bilateral flat feet; right little finger scars [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18154176


Citation Nr: 18154176 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 15-32 454 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER The appeal of the denial of service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome of the, thoracolumbar spine is dismissed. The appeal of the denial of service connection for left knee disability is dismissed. The appeal of the denial…

The issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of Veteran’s death [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154177


Citation Nr: 18154177 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-49 711 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED The issue of entitlement to service connection for the cause of Veteran’s death is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran had active service from November 1981 to November 2001. The Veteran died in March 2013. The Appellant…

Payment or reimbursement for the cost of non-VA medical care the Veteran received at St. Luke’s Woodlands in Houston, Texas from April 29, 2015 through May 6, 2015 [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154178


Citation Nr: 18154178 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-24 561A DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Payment or reimbursement for the cost of non-VA medical care the Veteran received at St. Luke’s Woodlands in Houston, Texas from April 29, 2015 through May 6, 2015 is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Payment or reimbursement…

Low back disability; psychiatric disability; temporary total rating because of hospital treatment; individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154180


Citation Nr: 18154180 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 12-05 404 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability is remanded. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for a psychiatric disability is remanded. Entitlement to a temporary total rating because of hospital treatment…