The Board has granted service connection for right hip disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus with an effective date of December 3, 2009. The Veteran's claims for other disabilities are denied.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the September 2007 rating decision raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the service connection claims for right hip disability and hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, right hip disability, tinnitus, right ankle disability, post-concussive disorder, right knee pain (right knee disability), left knee pain (left knee disability), A/C joint arthritis with mild impingement syndrome, left shoulder (left shoulder disability), A/C joint arthritis with mild impingement syndrome, right shoulder (right shoulder disability), left ankle disability, neck disability, back disability, raticulopathy of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1813344
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has expanded the scope of the claim to include any mental health disorder raised by the record and has remanded for additional development regarding service connection for left leg, ankle, and psychiatric disabilities.
- 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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