The Board denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and PTSD, granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act, and granted service connections for a back disability and left foot drop. The Board also granted TDIU.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an increase in the rating for hearing loss or PTSD, but it supported granting service connection for hypertension based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam, as well as for a back disability and left foot drop due to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Hypertension, Back disability, diagnosed as lumbosacral strain, Left foot drop, claimed as secondary to a back disability, Left leg disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065597
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for right lower extremity (RLE) radiculopathy but remanded the back disability claim for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that his PTSD is related to an in-service military sexual trauma (MST) during a period of ACDUTRA.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, to include as secondary to left orchiectomy, for further development in accordance with the PACT Act.
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