The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, prostate cancer, and multiple myeloma were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have sufficient hearing loss in his left ear to be considered a disability by VA standards, and there was no evidence linking his prostate cancer or multiple myeloma to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hearing loss in his left ear did not meet the threshold requirements for a hearing loss disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385, and there was insufficient medical evidence linking his prostate cancer and multiple myeloma to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, multiple myeloma, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1024999
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