The petition to reopen the claims for PTSD, hearing loss, and left elbow disorder is granted. The claim of service connection for PTSD is allowed as new evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD related to in-service stressors. The claims for hearing loss and left elbow disorder are remanded due to insufficient medical examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD claim was reopened with the submission of new evidence supporting a diagnosis of PTSD linked to service-related stressors, meeting the criteria for reopening under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(a). The hearing loss and left elbow disorder claims are remanded as they require further medical examination to determine their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hearing Loss, Left Elbow Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132104
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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