The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as new and material evidence was not received.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, but the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a link between his current condition and service.,Service connection for dermatitis or eczema (claimed as dermatitis) is dismissed as already granted in a previous rating decision.,The Veteran's claims for stage IV prostate cancer with obstructive nephropathy, multiple myeloma, and type 2 diabetes mellitus are all granted due to exposure to Agent Orange during service.,Service connection is granted for multiple myeloma due to exposure to Agent Orange.,Service connection is granted for type 2 diabetes mellitus due to exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The July 1992 rating decision denying the Veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss was final as no new and material evidence was received within one year of the decision.,There is insufficient evidence linking the Veteran’s current tinnitus to his military service, including a lack of continuity of symptomatology since service.,The issue of service connection for dermatitis or eczema (claimed as dermatitis) has already been resolved in favor of the Veteran and thus cannot be reopened.,Service connection is granted based on presumptive exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam Era, with no evidence refuting this presumption.,Multiple myeloma was diagnosed within the specified period after service and presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange.,Type 2 diabetes mellitus was also diagnosed within the specified period after service and presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dermatitis or eczema (claimed as dermatitis), stage IV prostate cancer with obstructive nephropathy, multiple myeloma, type 2 diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18147434
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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