Entitlement to service connection for hearing loss [DISMISSED]; cervical spine condition; thoracolumbar spine condition [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160650


Citation Nr: 18160650 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 15-06 425 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for hearing loss is dismissed. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine condition is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for a thoracolumbar spine condition is remanded. FINDING OF FACT On October…

Tinnitus, to include on an extra schedular basis; bilateral hearing loss; clear and unmistakable error (CUE) [DENIED]; low back pain; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160651


Citation Nr: 18160651 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 15-14 426A DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim for entitlement to service connection for low back problem, now claimed as back pain is reopened. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus,…

Entitlement to the reissuance of checks the Veteran asserts were not received [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160652


Citation Nr: 18160652 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-54 707 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to the reissuance of checks the Veteran asserts were not received is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Checks dated December 1, 2009, December 31, 2009, February 1, 2010, March 1, 2010, April 1, 2010, April 30,…

Entitlement to Dependents Education Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35 [DISMISSED]; posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [REMANDED]; Citation Nr: 18160653


Citation Nr: 18160653 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 17-06 237 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to Dependents Education Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35 is dismissed. REMANDED Entitlement to a permanent and total rating for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is remanded. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent,…

Entitlement to service connection for chronic bronchitis, asthma, and restrictive bronchiolitis [GRANTED]; right shoulder degenerative arthritis [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160654


Citation Nr: 18160654 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 15-27 732 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for chronic bronchitis, asthma, and restrictive bronchiolitis is granted. REMANDED Entitlement to an initial rating higher than 10 percent for right shoulder degenerative arthritis is remanded. FINDING OF FACT The evidence is at…

Left knee disability; right ankle disability; left ankle disability; right/left upper extremity neurological disability; carpal tunnel syndrome; heart disability [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160655


Citation Nr: 18160655 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-19 532A DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER As new and material evidence has been received, the claim for service connection for left knee pain is reopened. REMANDED The issue of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability is remanded. The issue of…

Bilateral hearing loss; type II diabetes mellitus [DENIED]; nasal disorder, sinus surgery; hypertension; residuals of a stroke; hypertension; adaptive equipment [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160656


Citation Nr: 18160656 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-48 443 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss is denied. Entitlement to service connection for type II diabetes mellitus is denied. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for a nasal disorder, to include residuals of sinus surgery…

Entitlement to service connection for memory loss (claimed as dementia) [GRANTED]; service connection for bilateral hip disorder [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160657


Citation Nr: 18160657 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 05-29 082 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for memory loss (claimed as dementia) is granted. REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hip disorder is remanded. FINDING OF FACT The VA medical evidence establishes to a reasonable likelihood that the…

Entitlement to service connection for lower back disability; sciatic nerve disability, right lower extremity [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160658


Citation Nr: 18160658 Decision Date: 12/28/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 18-27 576 DATE: December 28, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for lower back disability is denied. Entitlement to service connection for sciatic nerve disability, right lower extremity is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The appellant is ineligible for VA benefits for the period…

Restoration of the 30 percent disability rating for headaches; 20 percent disability rating for radiculopathy of the left upper extremity [GRANTED] Citation Nr: 18160659


Citation Nr: 18160659 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/27/18 DOCKET NO. 16-19 237 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Restoration of the 30 percent disability rating for headaches, effective February 2, 2012 is granted, subject to the regulations governing the payment of monetary awards. Restoration of the 20 percent disability rating for radiculopathy of the left…