The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for lateral collateral ligament sprain, chronic/recurrent, left ankle and right ankle have been remanded due to inadequate examination reports.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension has been remanded due to an inadequate examination report.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes (bilateral hearing loss).,The examinations did not adequately address the Veteran’s competent lay statements regarding the on-going nature and chronicity of his ankle conditions.,The examination was inadequate as it did not provide an opinion or rationale as to the etiology of the Veteran's hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, lateral collateral ligament sprain, chronic/recurrent, left ankle, lateral collateral ligament sprain, chronic/recurrent, right ankle, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19115646
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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