The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, GERD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are all denied as there is no evidence that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was not exposed to herbicides during service, and his diabetes mellitus was diagnosed in March 2004 while on inactive duty training (National Guard drill weekend). The other conditions listed are not shown to be related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1029678
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