The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for a right leg disability was granted. However, the claim of service connection for this condition is denied.,Service connection for PTSD and tinnitus were both denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or in-service stressors.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied due to lack of audiometric testing showing a hearing loss disability.,Service connection for left foot disability was denied because the Veteran failed to report for scheduled examinations.
The deciding factor: The new evidence did not establish a current right leg disability, and service connection is therefore denied.,There is no established in-service stressor or current PTSD diagnosis. The claim of tinnitus is also denied as there is no evidence of current tinnitus.,Bilateral hearing loss was denied because the Veteran failed to report for scheduled examinations that would have provided audiometric testing showing a hearing loss disability.,Left foot disability denial is based on lack of nexus evidence connecting any incident in service to the current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg disability, Acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD), Tinnitus, Bilateral hearing loss disability, Left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176773
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
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a lack of jurisdiction.
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