The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected anxiety reaction and residuals of a cholecystectomy with cholangitis, both currently rated at 30 percent. The decision also noted that no new and material evidence had been received to reopen the hearing loss claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not provide sufficient new and material information to support reopening the hearing loss claim or to warrant an increased rating for either anxiety reaction or cholecystectomy with cholangitis.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, anxiety reaction, residuals of cholecystectomy with cholangitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0011350
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