The claim for service connection for Meniere's disease, left ear hearing loss, cervical spine disability, left knee condition, right knee condition, TMJ, urinary incontinence, hypothyroidism, and migraine headaches is granted. The effective date of the award is not specified.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection for Meniere's disease and left ear hearing loss, which were previously denied due to lack of a medical nexus between these conditions and active service. The Veteran’s cervical spine disability is not found to be caused or aggravated by her service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Meniere's disease, left ear hearing loss, cervical spine disability, left knee condition, right knee condition, temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), urinary incontinence, hypothyroidism, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128793
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.
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