The Veteran's claim for service connection for keloids of the shoulders and back is granted. The Board finds that his keloids are related to his military service, as evidenced by their presence at the time of his discharge from service and subsequent progression over the years. Service connection is also granted for incontinence secondary to his service-connected hemorrhoids. However, service connection for bilateral hearing loss cannot be established based on the available evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's keloids of the shoulders and back are found to have been incurred during military service due to their presence at the time of his discharge from service and subsequent progression over the years. Service connection is granted as direct service connection can be established when a disease or injury resulting in disability was incurred in line of duty in active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Keloids of the Shoulders and Back, Incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2010
- Citation
- 1032766
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