The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and she is granted service connection for a back disability, tendonitis of the bilateral feet, degenerative joint disease and arthritis of the lumbar spine, bilateral shin splints, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. She also receives an initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to her in-service injuries and symptoms, as evidenced by medical opinions and treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability, Tendonitis, bilateral feet, Degenerative joint disease and degenerative arthritis, lumbar spine (low back disability), Bilateral shin splints, Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147534
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy but remanded the back disability claim for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical clarification regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy has aggravated his bilateral hearing loss.
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