The Board denied service connection for right hand calluses and left ear hearing loss, while remanding claims related to a neck condition, memory loss due to traumatic brain injury, ulnar nerve conditions, psychiatric disorders, and foot conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the conclusion that the Veteran's current disabilities were caused by his active service. For some issues, further development was deemed necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand calluses, left ear hearing loss, neck condition, memory loss due to traumatic brain injury, ulnar nerve condition, left arm (including left shoulder, left elbow, left forearm, and left hand), left hand nerve condition, right hand nerve condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD due to military sexual trauma, anxiety disorder, major depression disorder, adjustment disorder, bilateral flat feet, bilateral hallux valgus/bunions, bilateral hammer toes, left foot porokeratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2024
- Citation
- 24032948
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
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of left ear hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as an addendum opinion is necessary to address evidence of in-service hearing loss and convert audiometric testing results from ASA to ISO-ANSI standards.
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