The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral tinnitus and a left foot disorder were both addressed. The claim for bilateral tinnitus was denied, while the claim for a left foot disorder (diagnosed as compression neuropathy) was granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed the veteran with compression neuropathy of the left foot but did not find any significant limitations that would be disabling.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinnitus, left foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2000
- Citation
- 0015872
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinnitus, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right and left foot disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence of aggravation.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for insomnia.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
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