The Board readjudicated the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a respiratory disability, and a skin disability based on new and relevant evidence. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, sleep impairment, hypertension, impaired vision, residual disability from vasectomy, and a compensable rating for scars were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not persuasively weigh in favor of the Veteran having any of the claimed conditions at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Respiratory disability, to include pneumonia and pharyngitis, Rib cage disability, Skin disability, to include contact dermatitis, Flat feet, Arthritis of the left foot, Arthritis of the MTP joint of the right great toe, Acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, Sleep impairment, Hypertension, Impaired vision, Residual disability from vasectomy, Residual scar status post abdominal laparotomy, Disability rating in excess of 10 percent for residual scars, status post intestinal surgery
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25036303
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 835 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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