The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. However, his claims for tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and prostatitis were denied as there is no direct or presumptive link between these conditions and his military service.,Tinnitus was denied because the Veteran's current diagnosis could not be linked to in-service noise exposure due to a lack of frequency-specific audiological tests during service. The VA examiner concluded that tinnitus is less likely related to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a direct or presumptive link between the Veteran’s acquired psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and prostatitis and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety neurosis, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, prostatitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2018
- Citation
- 18143671
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