The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, headaches, sleep disability, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson disease, circulatory disability, gastroesophageal disability, cervical spine disability, bilateral hip and knee disabilities, and bilateral ankle disabilities has been granted. The claims for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, bilateral upper extremity frostbite residuals, bilateral lower extremity frostbite residuals, bilateral foot disability, skin disability, and service connection for a lumbar spine disability have been denied.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability was caused or aggravated by active service. The left ear hearing loss is not shown to be related to active service. Headaches are not shown to be causally related to active service. Sleep disability, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson disease, circulatory disability, gastroesophageal disability, cervical spine disability, bilateral hip and knee disabilities, and bilateral ankle disabilities have not been shown during the period on appeal or proximate thereto.

Claimed conditions

Right ear hearing loss, Acquired psychiatric disability (likely PTSD), Left ear hearing loss, Lumbar spine disability, Bilateral upper extremity frostbite residuals, Bilateral lower extremity frostbite residuals, Bilateral foot disability, Skin disability, Headaches, Sleep disability, Peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson disease, Circulatory disability, Gastroesophageal disability, Cervical spine disability, Bilateral hip disability, Bilateral knee disability, Bilateral ankle disability

How they argued it

Reopened with new and material evidence

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

0%

Decision date

October 3, 2019

Citation

19176811