The Veteran's headaches are not rated higher than 30 percent, as they do not meet the criteria for a more severe rating.,The Veteran does not have hearing loss that meets VA disability criteria and thus service connection is denied.,The Veteran does not have a diagnosed cranial nerve disability. His reported numbness of the face is considered part of his headaches.,Service connection for prostate cancer or erectile dysfunction, both associated with herbicide exposure, are denied as there was no evidence of such exposure in service and no current condition found to be caused by it.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not secondary to any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s headaches do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 8100, as they are not characterized by very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability.,There is no evidence of hearing loss that meets VA disability criteria. The Veteran's reported exposure to loud noise during service does not meet the threshold for a presumption of herbicide exposure.,The Veteran’s numbness of the face was considered part of his headaches and did not constitute a separate disability warranting service connection.,There is no evidence of prostate cancer or erectile dysfunction in service, nor any current condition found to be caused by herbicide exposure. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is also not secondary to any service-connected disability.,The Veteran’s erectile dysfunction was not found to be related to his prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches not otherwise specified, Bilateral hearing loss, Cranial nerve disability (numbness of the face), Prostate cancer, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18153175
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