The Veteran's claim for service connection for a traumatic brain injury has been granted. The claims for initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss, right hip strain, and lumbar spine osteoarthritis and degenerative spondylosis have been remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the Veteran's credible reports of an in-service motor vehicle accident that resulted in a traumatic brain injury. The Board found all reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran, granting service connection for his TBI.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Right Hip Strain, Lumbar Spine Osteoarthritis and Degenerative Spondylosis, Left Hip Disability, Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability, Neck and Upper Back Disability, Vision Loss Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000604
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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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, entitlement to TDIU, and SMC based on housebound status.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for asbestosis, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), rhinitis, sinusitis, and asthma. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was also denied a compensable rating.
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