The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral foot disorder and bilateral hearing loss disability are not related to his active service. The Veteran's claims for these conditions have been denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a chronic condition during service or within one year after separation, and there is insufficient medical evidence linking the current disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Disorder, Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1005120
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis and chronic fatigue syndrome, denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss disability, denied increased ratings in excess of 30 percent for chronic sinusitis, granted a 50 percent initial rating for tension headaches, and denied initial compensable ratings for dermatitis and respiratory disability (shortness of breath).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, obstructive sleep apnea (sleep apnea), and an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for OSA and a bilateral foot disorder to obtain additional medical opinions.
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