The Board granted service connection for right ear disability, including tinnitus, and remanded the claims for skin disability, left leg lymphedema, right leg lymphedema, congestive heart failure, sleep apnea, enlarged aorta, and enlarged thyroid.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on in-service noise exposure related to the Veteran's service in Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. The claims for other disabilities were remanded due to pre-decisional errors and the need for further development including VA examinations and verification of potential exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear disability, including tinnitus, skin disability, including a boil on right buttock, left leg lymphedema, right leg lymphedema, congestive heart failure, sleep apnea, enlarged aorta, enlarged thyroid
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24063146
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and no competent evidence linking the condition to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
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