The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for Crohn's disease and bilateral hearing loss disability due to lack of new and material evidence, and because there was no current diagnosis or manifestation of these conditions during his military service.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not provide probative information concerning the etiology of the veteran's Crohn's disease and did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. The veteran's hearing loss disability was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Crohn's disease, bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0633394
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including tension headaches, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a bilateral hearing loss disability. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's headache disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for Crohn's disease to correct duty to assist errors.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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