The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, an endocrine disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA audiological assessments showed current hearing loss and tinnitus but no nexus between the disabilities and service. The VA examination report provided a professional opinion against a link between the veteran's tinnitus and service, based on lack of evidence in service records and civilian occupational noise exposure post-service. For the endocrine disorder, there was no medical opinion linking it to service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Endocrine Disorder, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2008
- Citation
- 0807388
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and any acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current mental health conditions and his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The issue remains under direct service connection theory.
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