The Veteran's right knee and low back disabilities are being remanded as the VA examiners did not adequately address whether they were caused or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is being remanded to determine if he has a current hearing loss disability, and its likely etiology.,The Veteran's tinnitus is being remanded to determine its likely etiology, including whether it was incurred in service.,The Veteran's psychiatric disabilities are being remanded as the VA examiners did not adequately address his request for treatment during service or any head injury therein.,The Veteran's TBI and migraine headaches are being remanded to determine their likely etiology.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners failed to provide adequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right knee and low back disabilities were caused or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability, as required by law.,The VA examiner did not adequately address whether the Veteran has a current hearing loss disability and its likely etiology.,The VA examiner did not adequately address whether the Veteran's tinnitus was incurred in service or related to any other condition.,The VA examiners did not provide adequate opinions regarding the Veteran's request for treatment during service or any head injury therein, as required by law.,The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on the likely etiology of the Veteran's TBI and migraine headaches.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Low Back Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Variously Diagnosed Psychiatric Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)"}, {"condition_name":"Migraine Headaches"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162374
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What this means for you
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