The Veteran's claim for service connection for toenail disorder is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are both denied. The Veteran does not have diagnosed hearing loss disabilities according to VA standards, and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that his current hearing loss disability began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,Service connection for tinnitus is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The Veteran's belief that his tinnitus is related to noise exposure during service is not supported by the medical evidence.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension secondary to depression is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that his hypertension is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected depressive disorder.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's toenail disorder was diagnosed decades after separation from service and there is no medical evidence linking it to service.,The Veteran's hearing loss disabilities were not diagnosed until years after separation from service, and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that his current hearing loss disability began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,The Veteran's tinnitus was not diagnosed until years after separation from service, and there is no medical evidence linking it to service. The Veteran's belief that his tinnitus is related to noise exposure during service is not supported by the medical evidence.,There is no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease for hypertension. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that his hypertension is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected depressive disorder.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Onychomycosis (Toenails Disorder)"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

April 12, 2019

Citation

19128573