The Veteran's tinnitus is attributable to his noise exposure during active service and the Board has found that the evidence in favor of the claim is at least in equipoise with that against it. The claims for PTSD and peripheral neuropathy are remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: Tinnitus was determined to be etiologically related to the Veteran's military noise exposure, meeting the criteria for service connection under direct service connection rules.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Lower Extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2012
- Citation
- 1215714
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities to obtain additional medical opinions.
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