Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for kidney cancer, presumptively related to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune, is granted.,Service connection for headaches is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss and the VA examiner found no link between his military service and his current condition. The appellant's assertions were not supported by medical evidence.,The Veteran served at Camp Lejeune during the period of presumed exposure to contaminated water, which is sufficient for presumptive service connection under VA regulations. His history of smoking was considered but not determinative in relation to his kidney cancer diagnosis.,There is no current diagnosis of headaches and the appellant did not provide evidence that the Veteran experienced headaches post-service or during the pendency of this appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, kidney cancer, headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18133761
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