The Veteran's chronic liver disability is not related to his military service, including herbicide exposure. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of tinea pedis (athlete's foot) and grants service connection for this condition.,Bilateral hearing loss was not caused by the Veteran's active service. Tinnitus was found to be due to acoustic trauma during service. Service connection is granted for these conditions.,The Board finds that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of throat nodules, which are presumed to have been caused by herbicide exposure in Vietnam. Service connection is granted for this condition.,Service connection is denied for residuals of a left leg wound and tinea pedis (athlete's foot).,Bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred or aggravated during service. The Veteran has current bilateral hearing loss, which is presumed to have been caused by in-service noise exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic liver disability does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.,Bilateral hearing loss was not incurred during service and is not related to any diagnosed condition. The current bilateral hearing loss is presumed to have been caused by in-service noise exposure.,Throat nodules are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure, as the Veteran served in Vietnam. Service connection is granted for this condition.,The residuals of a left leg wound and tinea pedis (athlete's foot) do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure or other factors.,Bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred during service, as it is presumed to have been caused by in-service noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic liver disability, tinea pedis (athlete's foot), throat nodules, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss disability, residuals of left leg wound
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1304536
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