The Board granted service connection for depression as secondary to the veteran's service-connected tinnitus, but denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability.
The deciding factor: The August 2005 VA medical opinion ruled out a relationship between the veteran's hearing loss and active service. However, there is competent evidence establishing that his depression is etiologically related to his service-connected tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0814922
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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