The Veteran's hypertension was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to a service-connected disorder. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for an increased rating for tinnitus.,The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss from January 30, 2014 to November 15, 2014 did not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: Hypertension was not shown during service and is not related to a service-connected disorder.,The Veteran's tinnitus does not have unique or unusual manifestations that would warrant an increased rating beyond the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Sleep Apnea, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Tinnitus, Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802566
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