The Board denied service connection for a left foot disability, and found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen claims for headaches, sleep disorder, psychiatric disability, and right ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the veteran's claim or raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disability, headaches, sleep disorder (formerly characterized as blackouts), psychiatric disability, right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0811686
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased initial disability evaluation of headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.
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