The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted as service-connected, while his right ear hearing loss remains denied.,Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for complications resulting from dental surgery is remanded due to incomplete records and need for a VA examination.,Service connection for stroke residuals secondary to dental surgery and/or TBI is remanded as the evidence is insufficient to determine causation.,Service connection for ataxia secondary to TBI and/or stroke residuals is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected conditions.,Service connection for vertigo secondary to dental surgery and/or TBI is remanded because of incomplete records and need for a VA examination.,Service connection for bilateral eye condition secondary to TBI is remanded as the evidence is insufficient to determine causation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left ear hearing loss was found to be related to service exposure, while right ear hearing loss did not meet criteria for a disability for VA purposes.,Incomplete records and need for a full copy of informed consent document are required before determining if there is fault on the part of VA in providing care without informed consent.,The Veteran's stroke residuals may have been caused by arteriosclerosis rather than TBI, as no well-controlled research supports CVA resulting from TBI unless related to DVT.,Insufficient medical opinion regarding whether ataxia was aggravated by service-connected conditions or dental surgery.,Incomplete records and need for a VA examination are required before determining if the Veteran's vertigo is secondary to dental surgery or TBI.,Insufficient medical opinion regarding whether bilateral eye condition is related to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear hearing loss, Right ear hearing loss, Stroke residuals, Ataxia, Vertigo, Bilateral eye condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23066145
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