The Board granted an effective date of December 31, 2020, for the award of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a rating of 30 percent for GERD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms associated with his adjustment disorder more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity during the appeal period; his mental health disabilities did not more nearly approximate an occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas or total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Right hip strain with limitation of flexion, Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, Sinusitis, Allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067373
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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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