The Board has denied all service connection claims due to lack of evidence linking the claimed conditions to service or any presumptive exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection are not supported by competent and credible evidence showing a direct link between his current conditions and his military service, including noise exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- right orchiectomy with hernioplasty, left ear hearing loss disability, residuals of a cold injury (disorder of lymph nodes, poor circulation and cramps in lower extremities, and cold feet), prostate disorder, skin rash of the feet, legs, and stomach
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1018178
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability. The Veteran's pre-existing condition is presumed, and the VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether the increase in severity of his hearing loss during service was clearly and unmistakably due to natural progression.
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