The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is service-connected.,Chloracne due to herbicide exposure is not service-connected.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and chloracne due to herbicide exposure, but no service connection was established for recurrent fatty tissue cysts or adult acne. The Veteran's PTSD, right knee arthritis, and right knee instability were all found to be service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability, Recurrent fatty tissue cysts (not diagnosed), Adult acne, Chloracne due to herbicide exposure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1027274
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support a nexus between the disability and service.
- Granted
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
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