The Veteran's claims for service connection for anterior cruciate ligament right knee and left knee are not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, migraine headaches as secondary to a service-connected mental health disability, heart condition (angina), and respiratory condition (obstructive airway disease).,The Veteran's claims for anterior cruciate ligament right knee and left knee remain denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection is not granted for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypertension, or unspecified visual disorder.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claims for service connection for anterior cruciate ligament right knee and left knee. The Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service noise exposure are considered credible.,The evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's tinnitus began during his service, warranting service connection.,Service connection is granted for heart condition (angina) and respiratory condition (obstructive airway disease). The Veteran's lay statements regarding these conditions are considered credible.,The evidence does not establish a nexus between the Veteran's current obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, or unspecified visual disorder and his service.
- Claimed conditions
- anterior cruciate ligament right knee, anterior cruciate ligament left knee, tinnitus, migraine headaches, heart condition (angina), respiratory condition (obstructive airway disease)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23055007
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- 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
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- 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.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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