The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus is found to be the primary cause of his neurological symptoms in the upper extremities, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and irritable bowel syndrome. Service connection for a brain tumor was not established.
The deciding factor: Service connection granted based on secondary service connection due to diabetes mellitus as the primary cause of the Veteran's neurological symptoms in the upper extremities, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and irritable bowel syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Neurological disorder of the upper extremities (likely related to diabetes mellitus), Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Brain tumor, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1330858
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- 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.
- 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 Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
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