The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a seizure disorder (claimed as a shaking condition), fatigue, kidney disorder, hypertension, and high cholesterol. The appeals were all denied on the basis of lack of evidence linking these conditions to active service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence indicating that any of the claimed conditions are related to active service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Seizure Disorder (claimed as a shaking condition), Fatigue, Kidney Disorder, Hypertension, High Cholesterol
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1033464
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