The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss secondary to quinine treatment for malaria and for an increased rating for PTSD. The decision stated that there was no competent medical evidence showing a relationship between the use of quinine and hearing loss, and the current disability evaluation for PTSD is 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's hearing loss in his right ear did not develop until 20 years after treatment with quinine for malaria, which made it unlikely related to the quinine use.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0011302
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