The Veteran's claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, cervical spine disorder, GERD, headaches (including migraines), hypertension, TBI residuals, seizures, lumbar spine disorder, radiculopathy of the lower extremities, right and left shoulder disorders, right and left wrist disorders, elbow bursitis, bilateral hand disorder, knee disorders, eye disorder, sinus disorder with nose bleeds, and face trauma have all been denied.,The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has not met the criteria for an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent.

The deciding factor: Service connection was not established for any of the claimed conditions due to a lack of evidence linking each condition to service or service-connected disabilities. The Veteran did not meet the requirements for secondary service connection as well.

Claimed conditions

hearing loss of the right ear, hearing loss of the left ear, tinnitus, cervical spine disorder (including arthritis), gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), headaches, to include migraines, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), seizures, lumbar spine disorder, radiculopathy of the lower extremities, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, right wrist disorder, left wrist disorder, right elbow bursitis, left elbow bursitis, bilateral hand disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, acquired eye disorder, sinus disorder with nose bleeds, residuals of trauma to face, to include disabilities of the teeth and mouth

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 4, 2019

Citation

19115229

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