The Board denied service connection for vertigo, seizure disorder, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, bilateral eye disability, hypertension, chronic memory loss disability, chronic headache disability, major depressive disorder, right foot disability, right knee disability, arthritis, left foot disability, left knee disability, left hip disability, and right hip disability. However, tinnitus was granted as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions were related to his active military service or any period of ACDUTRA/INACDUTRA, with the exception of tinnitus which was granted due to its relationship to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- vertigo, seizure disorder, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability (diagnosed as lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar spondylolisthesis, and spondylosis with radiculopathy), diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, bilateral eye disability, tinnitus (granted as secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss), hypertension, chronic memory loss disability, chronic headache disability, major depressive disorder, right foot disability, right knee disability, arthritis, left foot disability, left knee disability, left hip disability, right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24001138
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.
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