Rheumatoid arthritis and/or tendonitis; disability manifested by chronic back pain; eye condition; heart condition; high blood pressure; prostate cancer; depression [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154192


Citation Nr: 18154192 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-39 953 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and/or tendonitis is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for a disability manifested by chronic back pain is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for eye condition (to include wearing glasses) is…

50 percent for migraine headaches, to include on an extraschedular basis; left foot tarsal tunnel syndrome and pes planus; individual unemployability (TDIU) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154191


Citation Nr: 18154191 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-53 479 DATE: November 29, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches, to include on an extraschedular basis pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 3.321(b)(1), is remanded. Entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent…

Entitlement to service connection for hypertension [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154194


Citation Nr: 18154194 Decision Date: 11/30/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 15-46 065 DATE: November 30, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is denied. FINDING OF FACT The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the Veteran’s hypertension is etiologically related to his service. CONCLUSION OF LAW The criteria for service connection…

Service connection for hearing loss; Service connection for incontinence; An increased rating for alopecia, temples of the head [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154195


Citation Nr: 18154195 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 18-15 945 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been submitted, the claim for service connection for hearing loss is reopened. New and material evidence having been submitted, the claim for service connection for incontinence is reopened. REMANDED Service connection for…

Left leg pain; right leg pain [DENIED]; migraine headaches to include allergic rhinitis [GRANTED]; allergic rhinitis [DENIED]; acquired psychiatric disorder; adjustment disorder; [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154193


Citation Nr: 18154193 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 17-36 164A DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Service connection for left leg pain is denied. Service connection for right leg pain is denied. Service connection for migraine headaches, to include as secondary to the service-connected allergic rhinitis, is granted. From April 29, 2016, an…

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) [DENIED]; left/right shoulder disability; upper/lower back disability; left-hand disability & OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154196


Citation Nr: 18154196 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 15-42 504A DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for an upper back disability. New and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection…

The claim for service connection for stroke/carotid artery disease, to include as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18154197


Citation Nr: 18154197 Decision Date: 11/30/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 14-39 138 DATE: November 30, 2018 ORDER The claim for service connection for stroke/carotid artery disease, to include as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, is dismissed. FINDING OF FACT On November 8, 2018, prior to the promulgation of a decision in the appeal,…

The appeal concerning entitlement to nonservice-connected pension based on countable income [DISMISSED] Citation Nr: 18154198


Citation Nr: 18154198 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 15-46 220 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER The appeal concerning entitlement to nonservice-connected pension based on countable income from February 1, 2014 to February 1, 2015 is dismissed. FINDING OF FACT While the appeal was pending, and prior to issuance of a final decision,…

Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18154199


Citation Nr: 18154199 Decision Date: 11/30/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 16-51 682 DATE: November 30, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a low back disability is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from October 1983 to October 1987. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on…

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss; Service connection for tinnitus [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18154200


Citation Nr: 18154200 Decision Date: 11/29/18 Archive Date: 11/29/18 DOCKET NO. 17-16 459 DATE: November 29, 2018 ORDER Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. Service connection for tinnitus is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. There is no probative medical evidence that indicates the Veteran has a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss. 2.…