The Board has vacated the January 2024 decision and granted increased disability ratings for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction (Nehmer Granted), hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and thrombosis. The Veteran also received SMC based on aid and attendance.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence warranted increased disability ratings for various conditions throughout the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, type II with erectile dysfunction (Nehmer Granted), hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, femoral nerve, right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, femoral nerve, left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, sciatic nerve, left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, radicular nerve, right upper extremity (also claimed as paralysis of radicular nerve), peripheral neuropathy, radicular nerve, left upper extremity, thrombosis, cerebral infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24014692
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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