The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his military service, while his right foot injury is not. The Veteran does not have residuals of a right foot injury that are causally or etiologically related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence linking the current right foot condition to the in-service injury and determined it was more likely due to a 2002 incident, which occurred after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, residuals of a right foot injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1040743
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