The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, right ear hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus are all granted as service-connected.,As for the remaining conditions (asbestosis, prostate cancer, inguinal hernia, and urinary tract infection), they are remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, right ear hearing loss, and bilateral tinnitus were all found to be service-connected based on credible testimony and medical records.,For the remaining conditions, additional private treatment records are needed to determine their etiology and whether they are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, right ear hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, asbestosis, prostate cancer, inguinal hernia, urinary tract infection
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19119441
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