The Board granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 10 percent rating effective March 16, 2004. The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn as to the issue of service connection for basal cell carcinoma to include as secondary to herbicide exposure. A compensable rating for right ear hearing loss was denied. The claim for reopening the IBS service connection was not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the issue of service connection for basal cell carcinoma to include as secondary to herbicide exposure, and the Board granted service connection for PTSD with a 10 percent rating effective March 16, 2004. The right ear hearing loss was denied as compensable.
- Claimed conditions
- basal cell carcinoma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right ear hearing loss, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0939422
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's basal cell carcinoma. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition, which he claims was caused by exposure to water-based contaminants at Camp Lejeune during his military service.
- Partly granted
The Board has not made a final determination on the claims of service connection for inguinal hernia, PTSD, joint pain, fibromyalgia, left knee disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, respiratory disability, sleep disorder, IBS, and headaches. The claims are remanded to obtain additional evidence and determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for onychomycosis was denied as the condition did not require treatment and covered less than 5% of his body. The Board also remanded issues regarding service connection for left ear hearing loss and entitlement to a compensable disability rating for right ear hearing loss.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of right ear hearing loss, and the case is dismissed.
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