The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and reopened the claims for bilateral knee disorders. The other issues are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus is related to her military service, including acoustic trauma, while the evidence of record does not support a grant of service connection for the other conditions at this time.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, vestibular disorder, cervical spine disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, bilateral foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24004825
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 claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, cubital tunnel syndrome, right plantar fasciitis, and a right knee disability due to the lack of evidence supporting a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 25, 2022, for the award of service connection for tinnitus and a 100 percent initial rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.
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