The Board has decided that the Veteran does not have an audiological disorder, to include bilateral hearing loss, related to his service. The claim for hyperlipidemia was denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed disability. The Veteran's scar of the right leg currently rated at 10% remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence does not support an audiological disorder or hyperlipidemia, and the Veteran’s scar of the right leg did not meet criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- audiological disorder (to include bilateral hearing loss), hyperlipidemia, scar of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18161211
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What this means for you
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