The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The decision found that new evidence was not presented to warrant readjudicating the claim for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. For bilateral hearing loss, the Board concluded there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss sufficient for VA purposes at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim. Service connection for tinnitus was granted based on the Veteran's credible statements and service treatment records indicating onset in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence was not presented to warrant readjudicating the claim for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, as no new and relevant evidence had been submitted after the prior final denial. For bilateral hearing loss, the Board concluded there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss sufficient for VA purposes at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim. Service connection for tinnitus was granted based on the Veteran's credible statements and service treatment records indicating onset in service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2019
- Citation
- A19000132
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