Bowel condition; bladder condition; lumbar spine disability; lower left/right extremity radiculopathy; individual unemployability (TDIU) [DENIED]; OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160420


Citation Nr: 18160420 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 14-25 208A DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a bowel condition is denied. Entitlement to service connection for a bladder condition is denied. Entitlement to an increased rating in excess of 40 percent prior to February 1, 2011, for lumbar…

Left foot impairment; mechanical thoracolumbar strain with scoliosis and moderate degenerative disc disease [GRANTED]; residual of right-fourth-finger fracture [DENIED]; OTHERS [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160421


Citation Nr: 18160421 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 10-47 441 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a left foot impairment, to include as secondary to the service-connected mechanical thoracolumbar strain with scoliosis and moderate degenerative disc disease, is granted. Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for residual of…

Reduction in the disability rating for service-connected residuals of stress fracture, left foot, from 10 percent to noncompensable [IMPROPER]; 70 percent for depressive disorder [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160422


Citation Nr: 18160422 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 14-24 414 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER The reduction in the disability rating for service-connected residuals of stress fracture, left foot, from 10 percent to noncompensable, effective August 20, 2018, was improper, and the 10 percent evaluation is restored. Entitlement to an initial rating…

Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD; service connection for folliculitis [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160423


Citation Nr: 18160423 Decision Date: 12/27/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-23 612 DATE: December 27, 2018 ORDER As new and material evidence has been received, the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is reopened. As new and material evidence has not been received, the previously denied claim…

Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160424


Citation Nr: 18160424 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-26 722 DATE: December 26, 2018 REMANDED The claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from December 1986 to…

Entitlement to have 5 months not charged against appellant’s entitlement under the Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA) [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160425


Citation Nr: 18160425 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-13 727 DATE: December 26, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to have 5 months not charged against appellant’s entitlement under the Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEA) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND Entitlement to 5 months of free entitlement under the Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (DEA) is…

Kidney disability; prostate cancer; anemia; diabetes mellitus; peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities; peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160426


Citation Nr: 18160426 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 14-24 681A DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a kidney disability, claimed as due to herbicide exposure, is denied. Entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer, claimed as due to herbicide exposure, is denied. Entitlement to service connection for anemia,…

Heart condition (claimed as congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease), to include as due to herbicide exposure [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160427


Citation Nr: 18160427 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 15-06 109 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for a heart condition (claimed as congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease), to include as due to herbicide exposure, is denied. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The Veteran set foot in the Republic…

Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss [REMANDED] Citation Nr: 18160428


Citation Nr: 18160428 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-37 684 DATE: December 26, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from January 1955 to December 1957. This matter is on appeal from a February 2017 rating…

Entitlement to service connection for major depressive disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected right hip stress fracture [DENIED] Citation Nr: 18160429


Citation Nr: 18160429 Decision Date: 12/26/18 Archive Date: 12/26/18 DOCKET NO. 17-04 106 DATE: December 26, 2018 ORDER Entitlement to service connection for major depressive disorder, to include as secondary to service-connected right hip stress fracture is denied. FINDING OF FACT The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the Veteran has major depressive…