The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 0 percent under the rating schedule, and an extraschedular evaluation was denied.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD was granted. The Veteran's left hip femoral acetabular impingement was not found to be service-connected.,Service connection for a left hip disability (femoral acetabular impingement) was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show unique or unusual symptomatology regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss that would render the schedular criteria inadequate, and an extraschedular rating was therefore denied.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD is granted because there is at least equipoise of evidence supporting this claim.,Service connection for a left hip disability (femoral acetabular impingement) was not established due to insufficient evidence linking the condition to service-connected knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, left hip femoral acetabular impingement
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1708097
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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