The veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear, tingling of fingers of the left hand, sleep disability, and varicose veins were denied as there was no evidence to support a current disability or a link between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence that the veteran's claimed conditions are related to his military service or any incident therein. The hearing loss in the right ear does not meet the criteria for a disability, tingling of fingers of the left hand and sleep problems were determined to be without an identifiable underlying malady, and varicose veins were found not to be caused by diabetes mellitus or other incidents of service.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss of the right ear, tingling of fingers of the left hand, sleep disability, varicose veins
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2009
- Citation
- 0902929
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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