The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied, except for a 30 percent rating for post-traumatic headaches from July 31, 2001 to July 27, 2008.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the assignment of higher ratings based on the severity and impact of the veteran's conditions as described by the applicable rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of bilateral tympanoplasty with bilateral hearing loss, Post-traumatic headaches, Dysthymic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0900126
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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