The Veteran's appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for right ankle disability is granted. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability are remanded due to the need for additional evidence or examination. The claim for migraine headache is denied as there was no established link between current headaches and service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran presented new and material evidence that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim for right ankle disability. However, the claims for other conditions were not supported by sufficient evidence to establish a connection with service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability, migraine headache, vision disability, diabetes
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21039771
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