The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, headaches (secondary to PTSD), and a skin condition on the basis that there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year after service. The examiner opined that the veteran's current hearing loss is likely due to presbycusis, his headaches are not related to service-connected PTSD, and his skin condition is unrelated to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence of these conditions in service or within one year after service. The examiner opined that the veteran's current hearing loss is likely due to presbycusis, his headaches are not related to service-connected PTSD, and his skin condition is unrelated to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, Hearing Loss, Skin Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0613398
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