The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and new/changed basis claims have been denied. His bilateral hearing loss is not compensably rated, his acquired psychiatric disorder claim has no current evidence of service connection, his right shoulder disability and left shoulder disability appeals are denied due to lack of recent VA examination, and his headaches and respiratory condition appeals were also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and new/changed basis have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions warrant an increase in rating or service connection based on secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, headaches, respiratory condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19147011
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an initial rating in excess of 0 percent for rhinitis. However, the Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased initial disability evaluation of headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.
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