The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, tinnitus, and chest pain are granted. The claim for a higher rating for her keloid scar is also granted to 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted by the Veteran supports the reopening of her previous denial on service connection for headaches and grants a 10% disability rating for her keloid scar, anterior trunk. Service connection was established for tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure. The VA examiner found that the Veteran's chest pain is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, tinnitus, keloid scar, anterior trunk, chest pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18121531
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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