The Veteran's appeal is for a higher initial rating for left ear hearing loss and service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and vertigo/dizziness. The VA has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss but denied service connection for tinnitus, headaches, and vertigo/dizziness. The case is pending as the Veteran recently claimed service connection for vertigo/dizziness as secondary to his service-connected left ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's recent claim of service connection for vertigo/dizziness as secondary to his service-connected left ear hearing loss has not been adjudicated yet, and thus the appeal remains in a mixed status with some issues granted (left ear hearing loss) and others pending (tinnitus, headaches, and vertigo/dizziness).
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ear Hearing Loss, Vertigo/Dizziness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1449189
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right ear hearing loss and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims based on in-service noise exposure or other theories.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted a TDIU with a September 19, 2024 effective date based on his PTSD, emphysema, and COPD symptoms. His diabetes, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss were not found to prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to March 19, 2024.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to August 31, 2020.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations have been remanded due to the need for further evaluation. The effective dates for the grants of service connection are not being granted earlier than November 25, 2019.
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