The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's claimed respiratory disability due to lack of evidence linking it to service. Bilateral hearing loss was also not found to be incurred in or aggravated by service. Tinnitus was likewise not linked to service.,The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss as there is no showing that the condition was incurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: Service connection requires a finding of a current disability, an in-service injury or disease, and a link between the two. The Veteran's respiratory disability, hearing loss, and tinnitus were not shown to be related to service.,The Board found that there was no evidence linking the Veteran’s bilateral hearing loss to his active duty service. As such, it denied service connection for this condition.,Tinnitus was also not linked to service as there is no medical evidence showing a nexus between tinnitus and the Veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2013
- Citation
- 1311892
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