The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current disability.,Tinnitus was not shown in service or reported until 2007, and the Board finds it not related to service. The appeal for tinnitus is also denied.,Bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service. Therefore, the Veteran's claim for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a current disability in either ear for VA purposes due to hearing loss that did not exceed 40 decibels or more for any of the frequencies of 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000, nor did it exceed 26 decibels for at least three of these frequencies in either ear.,Tinnitus was not shown in service or reported until 2007. The Board finds the Veteran's history of continuous tinnitus since service is inconsistent with other evidence of record and does not establish continuity of symptomatology.,The preexisting pes planus disorder was not aggravated by service, as there were no documented complaints related to it during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0926201
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