The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is granted as it was incurred in service.,Service connection for asthma is denied because the condition did not manifest during or within one year after service discharge and there is no evidence of a nexus to service.,Service connection for heart disability, including atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease, is denied due to lack of in-service onset and failure to establish a nexus to service.,Service connection for kidney disability, including hydronephrosis, kidney cysts, kidney calculi, and chronic kidney disease, is denied as there is no evidence of an in-service onset or a nexus to service.,Service connection for basal cell carcinoma is denied because the condition did not manifest during or within one year after service discharge and there is no evidence of a nexus to service.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is denied due to lack of an in-service onset and failure to establish a nexus to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was found to have its onset during service, supported by his service treatment records showing normal hearing evaluations prior to discharge. The Board granted the claim based on this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, asthma, heart disability (including atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease), kidney disability, basal cell carcinoma, diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19110774
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Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
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