The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome but denied the claims for all other conditions due to lack of evidence meeting the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to establish a current disability or link it to service, except for the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome which is supported by the veteran's testimony and VA examination report.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, post-concussion syndrome, asthma, sick sinus syndrome with secondary heart block and pacemaker, sleep disorder, jumpiness, irritable bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0500466
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a 70 percent disability rating for unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder with major depressive disorder, recurrent, and alcohol use disorder in early remission, as well as TDIU due to asthma and SMC at the housebound rate.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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