The veteran's claim for service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease was denied. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to service or a service-connected disability, while the PTSD claim was granted.,The claims for depression and low back disorder were reopened but not granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the June 2005 rating decision did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims for hypertension, depression, a bilateral knee disorder, a low back disorder, and a heart disorder. The preponderance of the probative evidence indicated that bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were not related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic heart disease, Bilateral hearing loss, Bilateral tinnitus, Depression, Low back disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0824695
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