The veteran's claims for service connection for defective hearing in the left ear and a skin disorder, including one related to Agent Orange exposure, were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of current hearing loss or a skin condition attributable to service or Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of defective hearing or a skin condition during service or within the applicable presumptive period for Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Defective hearing in the left ear, Skin disorder (including multiple subcutaneous lipomas)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0426501
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for defective hearing in the left ear, as there is no competent medical evidence relating current hearing loss to service.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's defective hearing in the left ear and tinnitus are at least as likely as not related to exposure to acoustic trauma during military service, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.
- Denied
The VA determined that the veteran's left ear hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
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