The Veteran's respiratory disability claim has been reopened, but service connection is not granted.,Tinnitus remains rated at 10 percent and no higher rating is granted.,Service connection for hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of its onset during active duty or due to a service-connected condition.,No issues regarding right knee, left knee, left ankle, arthritis, heart disease, or penis deformity with erectile dysfunction are addressed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's respiratory disability claim has been reopened but the evidence does not establish that it is related to service. The current rating for tinnitus remains at 10 percent as there is no higher schedular rating available.,Service connection for hypertension was denied because there is no evidence of its onset during active duty or due to a service-connected condition, and the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection based on PTSD was not supported by medical opinion.,The remaining issues regarding right knee, left knee, left ankle, arthritis, heart disease, and penis deformity with erectile dysfunction are considered 'unknown' as they were not addressed in this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1549037
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