The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus with congestive heart failure, chronic renal insufficiency, and impotency secondary to diabetes has been reopened. The Board finds new and material evidence in support of these claims.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss (claimed as defective hearing) is granted.
The deciding factor: New medical records and the Veteran’s testimony provided reasonable doubt that his current conditions are related to service, but they do not establish a direct link between his in-service duties and these conditions.,The Veteran's induction audiometry showed impaired hearing. The Board found the October 1968 examination more relevant for determining pre-existing condition as it was closer to the beginning of his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus with congestive heart failure and chronic renal insufficiency, impotency secondary to diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss (claimed as defective hearing), tremors
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20001778
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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