The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hearing loss is service-connected. The claims for prostate disorder, kidney stones, and back disorder are not well-grounded as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to an incident of service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA audiometric evaluations showed the presence of bilateral hearing loss that meets the criteria for a disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385, and this was linked to exposure to loud noise in service. For prostate disorder, kidney stones, and back disorder, there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to an incident of service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, prostate disorder, kidney stones, back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0022059
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