The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including herpes, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), ureterolithiasis, and penicillin, sulfa drug, iodine, and latex allergies. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service for most of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- herpes, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), ureterolithiasis, penicillin, sulfa drug, iodine, and latex allergies
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101848
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- 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.
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