The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied, and the effective date for the current ratings remains April 26, 2016.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted within one year of the May 1992 rating decision to reopen the previously denied claims for decreased visual acuity residuals of pseudotumor cerebri and Chiari I malformation status post lumbar shunt and headache residuals of pseudotumor cerebri and Chiari I malformation status post lumbar shunt.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, right lower extremity radiculopathy, decreased visual acuity residuals of pseudotumor cerebri and Chiari I malformation status post lumbar shunt, headache residuals of pseudotumor cerebri and Chiari I malformation status post lumbar shunt, hiatal hernia (claimed as acid reflux), chronic asthmatic bronchitis, right hip disability, left hip disability, cervical spine disability, depression, hypertension, right knee disability, left knee disability, sleep apnea, diverticulitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20034265
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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