The Board granted service connection for bipolar disorder and denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an initial rating greater than 10 percent for bilateral pes planus, and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bipolar disorder was related to active service; however, there is no evidence of a chronic condition during service or within one year of separation that would support the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran's pes planus and sinusitis were not shown to be more than 10 percent disabling prior to July 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Bipolar disorder, Bilateral pes planus, Sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0816819
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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