The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, periodontal disease, disability manifested by facial tic, constant ramming of the tongue and jaw movements, psychiatric disability, open angle glaucoma, bilateral arm weakness, and polyneuropathy of the feet as secondary to his service-connected sarcoidosis. The Board also denied entitlement to an increased evaluation for generalized sarcoidosis.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were caused or worsened by the veteran's service-connected sarcoidosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss, Facial tic, constant ramming of the tongue and jaw movements, Psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0103254
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for psychiatric disability and Meniere's disease, but denied SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, a left elbow disability (claimed as osteoarthritis), and a higher rating for lumbosacral strain.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial increased rating for hearing loss, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss, psychiatric disorder, neck disorder, and radiculopathy of both upper and lower extremities to correct duty-to-assist errors.
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