The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been withdrawn, and his claims for diabetes mellitus and weight control problems or obesity have not met the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a link between his current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids, sleep disorder (claimed as trouble sleeping), headaches, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, diabetes mellitus, weight control problems or obesity (secondary to PTSD), eye disorder (secondary to diabetes mellitus), bilateral arm disorder (secondary to diabetes mellitus), bilateral leg disorder (secondary to diabetes mellitus), bilateral hand disorder (secondary to diabetes mellitus)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1601548
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
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