The Board granted the reopening of claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric and/or cognitive disorder, and bilateral vision loss due to new and material evidence being received. The appeal regarding an earlier effective date for COPD was dismissed as untimely. Other issues were remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the receipt of new and material evidence that raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection, while the NOD for COPD was found to be untimely.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Sleep Apnea, Acquired Psychiatric and/or Cognitive Disorder, Bilateral Vision Loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- 24032723
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.
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