The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of his claim for bilateral hearing loss. The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen these claims.,Service connection is being remanded for further development regarding the Veteran's respiratory condition, ear, nose, and throat disability, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, type 2.
The deciding factor: The Veteran presented new evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his service connection claims. This includes medical opinions linking his conditions to in-service exposures.,Further development is needed as the VA examinations have not been conducted for these disabilities and there are conflicting diagnoses in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","claimed_conditions":["Hearing loss"]}, {"condition_name":"Respiratory Condition","claimed_conditions":["Respiratory condition"]}, {"condition_name":"Ear, Nose, and Throat Disability","claimed_conditions":["Ear, nose, and throat disability"]}, {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disability","claimed_conditions":["Psychiatric disability"]}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension","claimed_conditions":["Hypertension"]}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2","claimed_conditions":["Diabetes mellitus, type 2"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129416
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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