The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. Other claims are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection is established for hypertension and headaches as secondary to service-connected PTSD, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Shortness of Breath (including secondary to PTSD), Idiopathic Photophobia (claimed as loss of night visions, including secondary to PTSD), Skin Rash, Bilateral Legs, including secondary to PTSD, Musculoskeletal Tension Headaches, including secondary to PTSD and/or a Sinus Condition, Meniere's Syndrome, including secondary to PTSD and/or Service-Connected Bilateral Hearing Loss, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), including secondary to PTSD, Sinus Condition, including secondary to PTSD, Hypertension, including secondary to PTSD, Varicose Veins, including secondary to PTSD, Arthralgia of the Joints, including secondary to PTSD and/or Service-Connected Bilateral Hearing Loss, Umbilical Hernia, including secondary to PTSD, Dyslipidemia, including secondary to PTSD, Edema with Trace of Pitting, Right Leg, including secondary to PTSD, Eczema, Bilateral Hands, Legs and Back, including secondary to PTSD, Onychomycosis, including secondary to PTSD, Morbid Obesity, including secondary to PTSD and/or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, including secondary to PTSD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1417150
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The issue remains under direct service connection theory.
- Denied
The Veteran's hearing loss was rated at 30 percent, the highest non-compensable rating available. The Board found that his hearing loss did not warrant a higher rating based on VA examinations and medical records.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current hearing loss and his active service. The Board noted that while he had complaints of earaches in service, these did not indicate a current disability.
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