The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the application to reopen his claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, asthma, hypertension, DM, and depression was also denied. The claim for eligibility under 38 U.S.C. § 1702 for psychosis was denied due to lack of a diagnosis within two years of separation from active duty. The application for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance/housebound was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have service during a requisite era by statute, and no finding of psychosis has been diagnosed by any mental health professional within two years of separating from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain with associated herniated discs and compressive spondylosis, left testicle disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19108886
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