The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as there is no current evidence of a hearing loss disability under VA criteria.,The Veteran's left hand disability is denied as the preponderance of evidence does not support an in-service injury or disease leading to the current condition.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence meeting the VA definition for a hearing loss disability, and the Veteran did not meet the criteria for such a disability.,The service treatment records do not show any left hand injuries during service. The Veteran's claim of an in-service injury is not credible due to the lack of contemporaneous medical documentation.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Left hand disability, Psychosis for treatment purposes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18157604
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