The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to have had their onset in service.,There is no evidence of a current gout disability or functional impairment due to gout.
The deciding factor: Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus is granted as the disabilities had their onset during service, with credible lay statements supporting this claim. The negative nexus opinion provided by the VA examiner in July 2019 was found to be of limited probative value due to the use of unreliable testing methods.,There is no evidence of a current gout disability or functional impairment due to gout.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, gout, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right knee disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, hypertension, stroke, vertigo/balance difficulty, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21005749
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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