The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of filariasis, right spermatic cord and lymphangitis of the left arm, hearing loss in the left ear, and bilateral tinnitus as there is no competent evidence showing these conditions are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis or link between the veteran's claimed conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of filariasis, right spermatic cord and lymphangitis of the left arm, Hearing loss, left ear, Bilateral tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0333699
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