The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable disability ratings for eye disorders, respiratory disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction were denied. The Veteran was granted a noncompensable rating for his bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of any current disabilities that would warrant service connection or higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Refractive Error (Myopia, Presbyopia, Astigmatism), Respiratory Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1433073
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