The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including vertigo, psychiatric conditions, sleep apnea, cervical spine issues, shoulder problems, elbow disorders, wrist conditions, and hip disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the threshold to indicate a nexus between the claimed disabilities and the Veteran's military service, necessitating further development through VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Vertigo, Psychiatric disability (anxiety, depression, PTSD), Sleep apnea, Cervical spine disability, Left shoulder disability, Right shoulder disability, Left elbow disability, Right elbow disability, Left wrist disability, Right wrist disability, Left hip disability, Right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071490
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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- 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.
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