The veteran's hearing loss disability is not service-connected, but his neuropsychiatric disorder and low back disorder are. The claim for an increased rating for the fracture of the left ankle remains unresolved.
The deciding factor: New evidence supports a diagnosis of acquired psychiatric disorders and degenerative disc disease/arthritis in the lumbar spine, while the hearing loss disability is not service-connected due to lack of medical evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss disability, Neuropsychiatric disorder (schizophrenia/adjustment disorder with depression/anxiety neurosis), Low back disorder (degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0112409
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding records and the need for VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, headache, chronic respiratory disability, fungal infection of the feet, foot disabilities, muscle pain, tendonitis, bowel disability, and hearing loss.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for heart, left knee scar, hearing loss, right finger, granuloma, and lipoma disabilities due to the Veteran's withdrawal.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a hearing loss disability due to insufficient evidence of a VA compensable hearing loss condition during the applicable claim period.
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