The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and bilateral calluses, plantar foot are not service-connected. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not shown to have been incurred during or aggravated by his military service, as there was no evidence of hearing loss in service or within one year thereafter. His bilateral calluses were noted during service but the Board found insufficient medical evidence linking them to current conditions.
The deciding factor: The July 2009 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and bilateral calluses, plantar foot are not related to his military service due to a lack of in-service diagnosis or significant change in hearing during service. The gap between separation from service and first complaints of hearing loss is also noted as a factor.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, bilateral calluses, plantar foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1214449
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