The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, while his dermatitis with resulting alopecia and hearing loss are denied. His PTSD claim for a higher rating remains pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the Veteran's tinnitus due to noise exposure during military service, which also caused his bilateral hearing loss. The dermatitis with resulting alopecia claim was denied as there is no evidence of Agent Orange exposure. The hearing loss and PTSD claims are still under review.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, dermatitis with resulting alopecia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1027946
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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