Your claims for service connection have been granted for several conditions, including tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, left ear hearing loss, and acquired psychiatric disorders. However, your claims for cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, peripheral neuropathies of the lower extremities, and right arm disorder are still pending and will require further examination and evaluation.,Your service connection requests have been granted for tinnitus, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, left ear hearing loss, and acquired psychiatric disorders. However, your cervical spine disorder, lumbar spine disorder, peripheral neuropathies of the lower extremities, and right arm disorder claims are still pending.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to determine the etiology of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Arm Disorder","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"Left Arm Disorder","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"Cervical Spine Disorder","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Lumbar Spine Disorder","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity","status":"remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD)","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"Left Ear Hearing Loss","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"Traumatic Brain Injury","status":"granted"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149440
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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