The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The RO found that the veteran did not meet criteria for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, denied his claim of service connection for functional heart murmur as new evidence was not submitted, denied his claim of service connection for dermatitis, chloracne, and cysts due to lack of competent evidence, and denied his claim of increased disability evaluation for prostate cancer from August 21, 2001, through August 1, 2005.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The service connection claim was denied due to lack of competent evidence linking the claimed conditions to service. The prostate cancer claim was denied as there was no new and material evidence submitted.
- Claimed conditions
- neurogenic bladder, prostate cancer, bilateral hearing loss, diverticulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0604507
What this means for you
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