The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board will address the issues on remand.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current disability at the time of his death and there is no evidence linking any claimed conditions to military service or exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Low Back Condition, Status Post Rotator Cuff Repair, Right Shoulder, Residuals of Fracture, Right Hand, Bilateral Foot Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder, Diabetes Mellitus Type II, Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, Left Eye, Heart Condition, Weight Problem, Acid Reflux (Stomach Condition), Sleep Apnea, Chronic Cough
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1724428
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The issue remains under direct service connection theory.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and service.
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