The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss disability, headache disability, and cardiovascular disease (claimed as secondary to PTSD).,Service connection was not granted for the veteran's post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to a lack of evidence showing it is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA audiologist found that the veteran does not have current right ear hearing loss disability for VA purposes, and there is no medical evidence linking any current hearing loss to service. The Board also noted that the veteran's headache disability was initially clinically demonstrated years after service and has not been shown by competent medical evidence to be etiologically related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ear Hearing Loss Disability, Headache Disability, Cardiovascular Disease (claimed as secondary to PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0819772
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