The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for disabilities of the right arm, hands, feet, and eyes, and disability manifested by a sensation of tightening and/or closing of the throat. The issues on appeal include whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his claim for hearing loss, as well as his claim for tinnitus.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that supports the Veteran's assertions of continuity of symptomatology since service, including a diagnosis of globus hystericus for his throat symptoms. The Board is required to consider whether new and material evidence has been received in reopening these claims as part of its review.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Disability of the Right Arm, Disability of the Hands, Disability of the Feet, Disability of the Eyes (including subepithelial stromal corneal scarring), Disability of the Throat (globus hystericus)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2012
- Citation
- 1207597
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of a bilateral hearing disability for VA purposes, and the Veteran did not have a hearing loss disability at any time during or recent to the filing of his claim.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, asthma, and foot conditions, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history throughout the appeal period.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of a disability that meets VA's criteria for a disability.
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