The Board has granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease, and a disability manifested by loss of feeling in the arms and hands. The veteran's hearing acuity is manifested by average pure tone thresholds at 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 hertz of 50 decibels in the right ear and 46 decibels in the left ear.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hearing acuity met the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic_stress_disorder, arteriosclerotic_coronary_artery_disease, disability_manifested_by_loss_of_feeling_in_the_arms_and_hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0606170
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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