The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and bilateral hearing loss were granted. The right foot injury residuals and DDD of the lumbar spine are rated at their maximum allowable levels.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for hypertension due to its presence in service, while bilateral hearing loss disability is presumed as it developed within one year after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Hypertension","service_connection_theory":"direct"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability","service_connection_theory":"presumptive (within one year of separation)"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0631324
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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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