The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, hemorrhoids, and gum disease. The evidence did not provide new and material information to reopen the claim for hearing loss. There is no medical evidence linking the current conditions to service or any other relevant exposure basis.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for hearing loss, and there is insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current hemorrhoids and gum disease and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, hemorrhoids, gum disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0215087
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