The Veteran's claim for service connection for a dental disability for treatment purposes has been reopened and granted. Service connection is also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to in-service exposure to radiation. The Veteran is assigned a 10% rating for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the October 2009 denial supports reopening of the dental disability claim, and the VA psychologist's opinion establishes a link between the Veteran's current psychiatric condition and his service in Antarctica.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder NOS and depressive disorder NOS), dental disability for treatment purposes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1734409
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