The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, and he was assigned a rating of 30 percent for his PTSD. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have sleep apnea or hepatitis C due to service, but he does have tinnitus, headaches, anxiety disorder, depression disorder, lower back disorder, upper back disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral hand disorders related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were granted based on evidence of in-service exposure to acoustic trauma for tinnitus, and the Board found that his PTSD manifested as a level of disability consistent with the assigned rating. The Veteran did not have sleep apnea or hepatitis C due to service, but he has other disabilities related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disorder, tinnitus, sleep apnea, hepatitis C, bilateral foot disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral hand disorder, bilateral hearing loss, anxiety disorder, depression disorder, lower back disorder, upper back disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1044080
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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