The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and shin splits have been dismissed. The Board has granted service connection for TBI, cervical spine condition, headaches, and other specified trauma-related disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence in this case is in relative equipoise regarding the Veteran’s diagnoses of TBI, cervical spine condition, headaches, and other specified trauma-related disorder, which are considered to be related to his exposure to hostile military experiences during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, bilateral shin splits, TBI, cervical spine condition, headaches, other specified trauma-related disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23042937
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- 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 bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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