The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of GERD, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, benign skin neoplasms, and PTSD were all denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating or service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support an increase in disability ratings for GERD or service connection for hearing loss, skin neoplasms, or PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Bilateral hearing loss, Benign skin neoplasms, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1003994
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