The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back pain, hearing loss, hypertension with renal impairment, and cardiac disease. The claim for a compensable disability rating for acneiform lesions, folliculitis, and pseudofolliculitis barbae was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for service connection as there is no current diagnosis or symptoms of these conditions that can be linked to active duty service. The veteran's hypertension with renal impairment claim failed because it could not be shown that he had a compensable disability within one year after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back pain, Hearing loss, Hypertension with renal impairment, Cardiac disease, Acneiform lesions, folliculitis, and pseudofolliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0103777
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