The Veteran's service-connected hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable.,The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus has been assigned the maximum schedular evaluation of 10 percent.,Service connection for prostate cancer is granted, with the presumption that it was caused by herbicide exposure in Vietnam.,Service connection for a right knee condition and skin condition of the leg are denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or any other service-connected disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo/dizziness is also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not have current diagnoses of right knee and skin conditions, nor was he diagnosed with vertigo or dizziness. The prostate cancer was granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Prostate Cancer, Right Knee Condition, Skin Condition of the Leg, Vertigo/Dizziness
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2019
- Citation
- A19002220
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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