The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied in September 2013 and not reopened.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertensive vascular disease was reopened due to new evidence, but the claim remains denied as there is no link between the condition and service or a service-connected disability.,Service connection for epididymitis was denied because there is no current diagnosis of the condition related to service.,The Veteran's claims for residuals of left above the knee amputation and right below the knee amputation secondary to hypertensive vascular disease were both denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.,Service connection for hearing loss was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's post-service audiometric findings did not meet the criteria for a grant of service connection for hearing loss, as established by VA regulations. No new evidence has been submitted showing that the appellant has a current disability related to active duty service.,There is no link between hypertensive vascular disease and the Veteran’s active duty service or any service-connected condition. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the condition was incurred during service, or within one year after separation from service.,The Veteran's history of gonorrhea in 1956 is noted but there is no current diagnosis of epididymitis related to active duty service. There is also no credible medical evidence showing any link between the Veteran’s active duty service and a current disability.,There is no evidence of hypertensive vascular disease or residuals of amputations during service, nor within one year after separation from service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred during service or are related to any service-connected condition.,The Veteran's claim for hearing loss was denied because there is no current disability related to active duty service and no new evidence has been submitted showing such a link.

Claimed conditions

Hearing Loss, Hypertensive Vascular Disease, Epididymitis, Residuals of a left above the knee amputation, Residuals of a right below the knee amputation

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 31, 2018

Citation

18146597

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