The Veteran's claims for head trauma with blurred vision and headaches, tinnitus as secondary to head trauma, bilateral hearing loss as secondary to head trauma, and congenital deformities of the feet have been reopened. Service connection is granted for head trauma with blurred vision and headaches and bilateral hearing loss as secondary to head trauma. The claim for tinnitus has not yet been decided due to a remand.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence supports reopening the claims, but did not provide reasoning on the specific issues of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- head trauma with blurred vision and headaches, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, congenital deformities of the feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23000884
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 275 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- 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.
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