The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent under VA regulations.,There is no evidence to support service connection for memory loss as a physical disorder, and there is no indication that Crohn's disease existed prior to active duty military service.,Service connection cannot be granted for an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma of the left side due to lack of nexus between the condition and military service. The Veteran's regional ileitis/Crohn's disease was not aggravated by such service.,The Veteran does not have evidence that his Crohn's disease existed prior to active duty military service, nor is there any indication that it was aggravated by such service.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and multiple spinal cord neuromas are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection cannot be granted for multiple spinal cord neuromas as the Veteran did not provide new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date of service connection for tinnitus, which is why the claim is dismissed.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA regulations due to lack of functional impairment equivalent to the required percentage ratings.,There is no evidence that memory loss as a physical disorder existed prior to active duty military service or was aggravated by such service. The regional ileitis/Crohn's disease did not exist prior to active duty military service and was not aggravated by such service.,The Veteran's acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma of the left side does not meet the criteria for service connection as there is no nexus between the condition and military service. The regional ileitis/Crohn's disease existed prior to active duty military service and was not aggravated by such service.,There is no evidence that Crohn's disease existed prior to active duty military service or was aggravated by such service. Therefore, service connection cannot be granted for this condition.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) and multiple spinal cord neuromas are being remanded due to insufficient evidence.,The Veteran did not provide new and material evidence to support his claim for service connection of multiple spinal cord neuromas.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, organic (neurocognitive) memory loss disorder, acoustic neuroma/vestibular schwannoma of left side, Crohn's disease/regional ileitis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)), multiple spinal cord neuromas
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2023
- Citation
- A23032794
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