The Board has denied service connection for a left foot disability, a right foot disability other than Achilles tendonitis, and hearing loss. Service connection was granted for left lower extremity neuropathy and right lower extremity neuropathy.
The deciding factor: Service connection is not warranted as the evidence does not support that any of these conditions are related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot disability, Right foot disability other than Achilles tendonitis, Left lower extremity neuropathy, Right lower extremity neuropathy, Hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22031876
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's hearing loss and low back strain claims are remanded for further evaluation. The hearing loss claim is denied, while the low back strain claim requires additional examination to determine its severity.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current hearing loss disability is not related to military noise exposure and there is no evidence of a nexus between in-service noise exposure and his current condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
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