The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, migraine headaches, erectile dysfunction, and degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine. The Veteran's PTSD was also rated at 30 percent effective December 11, 2014.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran had mild intermittent pain in his right and lower extremities, mild numbness in his right and left lower extremities, and clinical findings of mild incomplete sensory loss of the bilateral lower extremities. The PTSD symptoms were noted as occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, migraine headaches, erectile dysfunction, degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1759680
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
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