The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss prior to March 27, 2017 and in excess of a 20 percent evaluation from that date has been denied.,Service connection for malaria was denied as the preponderance of evidence does not support its presence or association with service.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot condition due to fungus and right foot condition due to fungus are remanded, as further medical examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a current diagnosis or residuals from malaria at any time during the pendency of the claim.,The Veteran's hearing loss disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation prior to March 27, 2017 and thereafter warranted a 20 percent rating but not higher.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","status":"Prior to March 27, 2017: Noncompensable; From March 27, 2017: 20%"}, {"condition_name":"Malaria","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Left Foot Condition (due to fungus)","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Right Foot Condition (due to fungus)","status":"Remanded"}, {"condition_name":"Severe Headaches","status":"Remanded"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 22, 2019

Citation

A19000036