The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for right ear hearing loss, fatigue, and an acquired psychiatric disability (not including PTSD) was granted. Service connection is now established for these conditions.,Further examination and review are required for the remaining issues: joint pain, muscle pain, left hand disability, right hand disability, headache disability, and fatigue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were reopened due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. Service connection was granted for right ear hearing loss, fatigue, and an acquired psychiatric disability (not including PTSD).
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Ear Hearing Loss","diagnosis":"As likely as not to have had its onset in service or to otherwise be casually related to active service"}, {"condition_name":"Fatigue","diagnosis":"To include as due to an undiagnosed illness"}, {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disability (not including PTSD)","diagnosis":"To include as due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1117"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125841
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
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