The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, vision disorder, kidney condition, heart condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, cervical spine condition, shoulder condition, elbow condition, wrist condition, hip condition, knee condition, ankle condition, foot condition, and tinnitus.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the appellant had current diagnoses for any of the claimed conditions or that there was a nexus between the in-service events and the current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, vision disorder, kidney condition, heart condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, cervical spine condition, shoulder condition (left and right), elbow condition (left and right), wrist condition (left and right), hip condition (left and right), knee condition (left and right), ankle condition (left and right), foot condition (left and right), tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071366
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for tinnitus to correct a duty to assist error, as the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptoms were not adequately considered in the previous decision.
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