The Board is considering whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear. The RO initially denied this claim, but now seeks additional information from the veteran and will review all submitted evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending as the RO needs to determine if new and material evidence has been provided to reopen the previously denied claim.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss of the right ear
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0110521
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hearing loss of the right ear, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep impairment and hearing loss of the right ear, and a 30 percent rating for residuals of a left eye injury from April 27, 1998. The claim for a higher rating was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and tinnitus, but denied it for the left ear.
- Dismissed
All appeals for service connection and rating reduction were dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.
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