The Board has granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, narcolepsy (loss of consciousness), fecal incontinence, and hemorrhoids. The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for fecal incontinence was also denied.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion provided a nexus between the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder and his military service, while the VA examination report found no current disability of erectile dysfunction or bilateral hearing loss meeting VA criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder, erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, narcolepsy (loss of consciousness), fecal incontinence, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24038861
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- Dismissed
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- 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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