The claim for service connection for a stomach disorder was denied as new and material evidence has not been presented.,The application to reopen the claim of service connection for a stomach disorder is denied.,PTSD was granted based on a diagnosis related to an in-service assault, which meets the criteria for service connection.,The application to reopen the claim of service connection for a back disorder is granted; however, the claim for service connection for a back disorder is not met.,Service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no evidence that it is related to service or any incident therein.,The application to reopen the claim of service connection for tinnitus is denied.
The deciding factor: Evidence presented since the December 2000 decision does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,New and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection for a stomach condition has not been presented.,The Veteran was physically assaulted in service, and he has been diagnosed with PTSD as a result of this assault.,A back disorder was not incurred in service and is not causally related to service or any incident therein.,The Veteran's diabetes was not incurred in service or within a year of separation from service and is not causally related to service or any incident therein.,There is no new evidence that would support reopening the claim for tinnitus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, stomach disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), back disorder, type 2 diabetes mellitus, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0911495
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Decisions by this judge: 609 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
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