The Veteran's appeal to reopen claims of service connection for tinnitus and hepatitis C is granted. On de novo review, service connection for hepatitis C is also granted.,Service connection for hypertension is remanded due to inadequate examination.
The deciding factor: The appeals were granted based on new evidence that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims of service connection for tinnitus and hepatitis C. Service connection for hepatitis C was granted as the evidence showed it was related to service.,Service connection for hypertension is remanded because the VA examination did not adequately address whether the Veteran's hypertension was caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, hepatitis C, left ear hearing loss, skin disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), erectile dysfunction, prostate disability, migraine headaches, psychiatric disability other than PTSD, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19178803
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.
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