The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension. The decision also denied a compensable rating for his scar from prostate cancer surgery and denied entitlement to TDIU.,Service connection was not granted for any of the conditions due to lack of evidence showing onset during or within one year after service discharge.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension disabilities to his military service. The VA examiners provided opinions stating that these conditions are not related to noise exposure in service.,For hypertension, the Board noted that it did not manifest within one year of discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19103229
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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