The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and reopened claims for a bilateral hearing loss disability and pancreatitis, but remanded the latter two issues for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the previous denials was new and material, raising a reasonable possibility of establishing the claims. The presumption of soundness applied to the psychiatric claim as no preexisting condition was noted on entry into service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Bilateral hearing loss disability, Pancreatitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003302
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding a causal relationship between the condition and an in-service incident of military sexual trauma (MST).
- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support a nexus between the disability and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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