The veteran does not have a hearing loss disability in either ear, and his claims for service connection for headaches, arthritis of the fingers, wrists, elbows, and shoulders, right elbow condition, left elbow condition, right shoulder condition, and left shoulder condition are denied.
The deciding factor: No cognizable (medical) evidence has been presented establishing the presence of defective hearing to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service. The veteran's claims for service connection were not supported by medical evidence showing a current disability that is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral defective hearing, headaches including as due to undiagnosed illness, arthritis of the fingers, wrists, elbows, and shoulders including as due to undiagnosed illness, right elbow condition including as due to undiagnosed illness, left elbow condition including as due to undiagnosed illness, right shoulder condition including as due to undiagnosed illness, left shoulder condition including as due to undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2001
- Citation
- 0120309
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What this means for you
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