The Veteran's application to reopen the claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability is granted. Service connection for this condition is denied. The claims of entitlement to service connection for basal cell carcinoma, left hip disability, and right hip disability are remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final denial indicates that the Veteran's hearing loss has progressed, but he does not meet the criteria for a hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations. The claims of entitlement to service connection for basal cell carcinoma, left hip disability, and right hip disability are remanded due to outstanding treatment records and further medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Left Hip Disability, Right Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145951
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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