The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of more than noncompensable hearing impairment during the appeal period.,Service connection for type II diabetes mellitus (DMII) and hypertension are not granted as these conditions did not manifest within one year after separation from active service, were not otherwise caused by active service, and do not have a link to herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's stroke residuals are not service connected as they did not have their onset during active service, were not otherwise caused by active service, and are not proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected disability.,Service connection for asbestosis is denied as there is no evidence of its occurrence in service or within an applicable presumptive period.,The claims to reopen the previously denied right knee and left knee disabilities were withdrawn by the Veteran during his hearing, thus these issues are dismissed.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions had their onset in service or within an applicable presumptive period.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, type II diabetes mellitus (DMII), hypertension, residuals of a stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1706120
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- Remanded (sent back)
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