Service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction, right hip condition, left hip condition, right knee condition, and left knee condition are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was insufficient to decide the claim regarding erectile dysfunction but committed a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not providing an adequate medical opinion. The claims of service connection for right hip condition, left hip condition, right knee condition, and left knee condition are remanded due to the AOJ's failure to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's hip and knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, right hip condition, left hip condition, right knee condition, left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24045722
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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