The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted with effective dates of September 15, 2020.,Service connection has also been denied for diabetes and hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the Veteran's claims for service connection based on his completed claim forms submitted within one year of receipt of his Intent to File form.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","condition_code":null,"condition_description":"Service connection granted for bilateral hearing loss"}, {"condition_name":"Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)","condition_code":null,"condition_description":"Service connection granted for TBI"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus","condition_code":null,"condition_description":"Service connection granted for tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Post-Concussive Headaches","condition_code":null,"condition_description":"Service connection granted for post-concussive headaches"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Diplopia","condition_code":null,"condition_description":"Service connection granted for bilateral diplopia"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes","condition_code":null,"condition_description":"Denied service connection for diabetes"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension","condition_code":null,"condition_description":"Denied service connection for hypertension"}, {"condition_name":"Left Acromioclavicular Joint Osteoarthritis with Left Shoulder Tendinitis","condition_code":null,"condition_description":"Service connection granted for left acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis with left shoulder tendinitis"}, {"condition_name":"Vertigo Associated with TBI","condition_code":null,"condition_description":"Award of a separate rating of 30 percent for vertigo associated with TBI from September 15, 2020."}, {"condition_name":"Post-Concussive Headaches (TBI)","condition_code":null,"condition_description":"Initial increased rating of 50 percent for post-concussive headaches associated with TBI from September 15, 2020."}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Diplopia","condition_code":null,"condition_description":"Denied initial compensable rating for bilateral diplopia"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065963
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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