The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses for right ear hearing loss, a psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), or any neck disability. The claim for service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence of current disabilities for right ear hearing loss, a psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), or a neck disability that can be linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- digestive disability with bleeding ulcer, bilateral shoulder disability, right ear hearing loss, psychiatric disability (to include PTSD), neck disability, right elbow disability, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1622929
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