The Board denied service connection for most conditions and granted it for tinnitus, while remanding several other claims.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence did not support the presence of certain disabilities or their relationship to service, but supported the presence of tinnitus within one year of discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Diabetes, Left Foot Fallen Arch, Right Foot Fallen Arch, High Blood Pressure, Left Shoulder Condition, Right Shoulder Condition, Left Knee Condition, Right Knee Condition, Low Back Condition, Prostate Issues, Left Foot Ingrown Toenail, Right Foot Ingrown Toenail, Penile Skin Condition, Back Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24072871
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.
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 17, 2019, for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD but denied earlier effective dates for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Partly granted
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