The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims are denied as there is no evidence of in-service noise exposure or a current disability.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of tinnitus. His claim for service connection for tinnitus is denied.,The effective date for the award of service connection for mantle cell lymphoma is denied, as it was granted on March 14, 2017 when the law allowed presumptive service connection based on exposure to chemicals at Camp Lejeune.,A compensable rating for mantle cell lymphoma from May 17, 2017 is denied. The Veteran's current condition does not meet the criteria for a 100% disability rating as his disease has entered remission.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran had hearing loss during service or within one year of separation, and there is no medical opinion linking his current bilateral hearing loss to military service.,The VA examiner found no evidence of tinnitus in the Veteran's records. The Veteran has reported on multiple occasions that he does not have tinnitus.,March 14, 2017 was when non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma was added to the list of presumptive conditions associated with Camp Lejeune exposure. Therefore, the effective date for service connection is March 14, 2017.,The Veteran's current condition does not meet the criteria for a 100% disability rating as his disease has entered remission and he no longer requires continuous treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Mantle cell lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19113839
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