The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and type II diabetes mellitus were not shown to have had their onset during service or be otherwise related to service.,Service connection for the Veteran’s bilateral hearing loss disability was denied as there is no evidence of a disease or injury in service that resulted in current hearing loss. The Board found that the Veteran's assertions regarding noise exposure during service are not credible, and his claim based on presumptive service connection was also denied.,The Veteran's tinnitus was denied as there is no evidence of a disease or injury in service that resulted in current tinnitus. The Board found that the Veteran's assertions regarding noise exposure during service are not credible, and his claim based on presumptive service connection was also denied.,Service connection for type II diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no evidence of a disease or injury in service that resulted in current diabetes. The Board found that the Veteran's claims based on Agent Orange exposure were not supported by available evidence.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions had their onset during service, and there is no credible evidence linking them to service.,The Board found that the Veteran's assertions regarding noise exposure during service are not credible, and his claims based on presumptive service connection were also denied.,There is no evidence of tinnitus in service or a change in hearing loss threshold during service. The Board found that the Veteran's assertions regarding noise exposure during service are not credible, and his claim based on presumptive service connection was also denied.,The available evidence does not support the Veteran’s claims for type II diabetes mellitus as there is no evidence of a disease or injury in service that resulted in current diabetes. The Board found that the Veteran's claims based on Agent Orange exposure were not supported by available evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125702
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