The Board has reopened several previously denied claims but has not granted service connection for any of the conditions. The decision is mixed, with some issues being remanded and others having new evidence received that does not meet the criteria for reopening.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found in some cases to warrant reopening of claims, while other claims were denied due to lack of new or material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- malaria, back disability (lumbosacral spondylosis and degenerative disc disease), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right leg scar (due to punji stick wound), diabetes mellitus type II, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), skin disability (lesions), diplopia, right knee disability, hypertension, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (secondary to diabetes mellitus type II), bilateral lower extremity neurologic disability (sciatica, peripheral neuropathy, and loss of use; secondary to diabetes mellitus type II), urinary polyuria, low testosterone, gastritis, enteropathy, macular degeneration (due to exposure to herbicide agents and as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II), coronary artery disease, acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD (depression and anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19111470
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,810 · Granted: 23% (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
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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.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- 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.
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