The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus was reopened and granted. Service connection is also granted for tinnitus. However, the claims for other conditions including CTS, psychiatric disorders, DMII, arthritis, kidney disorder, peripheral neuropathy, eye disorder, foot disorder, skin rash, and ED were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted new evidence that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim for service connection for tinnitus. The Board found the Veteran's testimony credible regarding in-service noise exposure and granted service connection for tinnitus. For other conditions, there was no persuasive evidence linking them to service or any other basis.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and/or insomnia), diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), skeletal arthritis of joints as due to DMII, kidney disorder as due to DMII, peripheral neuropathy right lower extremity as due to DMII, peripheral neuropathy right upper extremity as due to DMII, peripheral neuropathy left lower extremity as due to DMII, peripheral neuropathy left upper extremity as due to DMII, bilateral eye disorder as due to DMII, bilateral foot disorder as due to DMII, skin rash as due to DMII, erectile dysfunction (ED) as due to DMII
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22009720
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- 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.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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