The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection, and he receives a 10% disability rating for his bilateral hearing loss from December 7, 2011. The Veteran's prior claim for a higher rating for his hearing loss remains pending.
The deciding factor: Service records show the Veteran was held over in service due to high blood pressure, which led to a diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. For hearing loss, the Board found that while there were no in-service incidents noted, the Veteran's consistent reports supported a pre-existing condition diagnosed during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081116
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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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.
- Partly granted
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