The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral ankle conditions. The evidence received since the last final denial is considered new and material as it relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate these claims (current diagnoses of these conditions).
The deciding factor: The additional evidence provided by the Veteran's ex-wife and VA treatment records supports a finding that the Veteran has current diagnoses of right ear hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral ankle condition, which are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ear Hearing Loss, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Bilateral Ankle Condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1750852
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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