The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented, reopening the claims of entitlement to service connection for hypothyroidism, anemia, a skin disability, diabetes mellitus type II (DM), and a back disability.,Entitlement to service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims of entitlement to service connection for hypothyroidism, anemia, a skin disability, diabetes mellitus type II (DM), and a back disability.,The Veteran's symptoms of bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are etiologically related to acoustic trauma sustained during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism, anemia, skin disability, diabetes mellitus type II (DM), back disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183867
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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