The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act. Other claims were either denied or remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a lack of new and material evidence to reopen the claims for hearing loss and tinnitus, and the grant of service connection for hypertension due to exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Hypertension, Pre-diabetes, Morbid Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency, Osteoarthritis of the Right Hand, Osteoarthritis of the Left Hand, COPD, Tobacco Use Disorder, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24002027
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, to include as secondary to left orchiectomy, for further development in accordance with the PACT Act.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for COPD, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's respiratory condition and his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, entitlement to TDIU, and SMC based on housebound status.
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