The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and insomnia disorder, is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied due to lack of current evidence meeting VA compensation criteria.,Service connection for bronchitis/reactive airway disease is remanded for further review.,Service connection for a low back disability is remanded for further review.,Service connection for a left knee disability is remanded for further review.,Service connection for a right knee disability is remanded for further review.,Service connection for a left foot disability is remanded for further review.,Service connection for a right foot disability is remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and insomnia disorder, was found to be etiologically related to his active duty service based on credible supporting evidence of an in-service personal assault.,There is no current evidence meeting the criteria for a hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes during the appellate period.,Further review is needed to determine if there are any new and material pieces of evidence that could support the Veteran's claim for bronchitis/reactive airway disease.,Further review is needed to determine if there are any new and material pieces of evidence that could support the Veteran's claim for a low back disability.,Further review is needed to determine if there are any new and material pieces of evidence that could support the Veteran's claims for left knee, right knee, left foot, or right foot disabilities.,Further review is needed to determine if there are any new and material pieces of evidence that could support the Veteran's claims for left knee, right knee, left foot, or right foot disabilities.,Further review is needed to determine if there are any new and material pieces of evidence that could support the Veteran's claims for left knee, right knee, left foot, or right foot disabilities.,Further review is needed to determine if there are any new and material pieces of evidence that could support the Veteran's claims for left knee, right knee, left foot, or right foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD, major depressive disorder, insomnia disorder), Bilateral hearing loss, Bronchitis/reactive airway disease, Low back disability, Left knee disability, Right knee disability, Left foot disability, Right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24011438
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and an increased rating for his acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current disabilities to military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a low back disorder was reopened, and his claims for increased ratings of bilateral knee instability were granted. His hearing loss claim was denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected low back disability alone does not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals of the initial ratings for his service-connected chronic cough and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to procedural errors in the evidentiary record.
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