The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and tinnitus. The claim for neuropathy of the bilateral hands and fingers is denied due to lack of diagnosis. The claim for neuropathy of the bilateral feet is also denied. The claim for a lumbar spine disorder remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection were reopened based on new evidence, but the preponderance of the evidence does not support the diagnoses or etiology claimed.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, hypertension, tinnitus, neuropathy of the bilateral hands and fingers, neuropathy of the bilateral feet, lumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18130966
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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