The Board has denied service connection for right and left ear hearing loss, as well as residuals of a CVA (stroke), ischemic heart disease, and kidney disease. The decision is remanded for further development regarding the right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease.,Service connection was not granted for any of the claimed conditions due to lack of evidence linking them to service or service-connected disabilities.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's hearing loss, stroke, ischemic heart disease, and kidney disease were not shown to be related to service. The Board found that there is no in-service injury or event that could relate any current disability to service.,Service connection for ischemic heart disease was denied due to lack of a diagnosis of the condition.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Right Ear Hearing Loss","diagnosis_date":null,"discharge_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Ear Hearing Loss","diagnosis_date":null,"discharge_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of a Hemorrhagic Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA), claimed as a Stroke","diagnosis_date":null,"discharge_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Ischemic Heart Disease","diagnosis_date":null,"discharge_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Kidney Disease","diagnosis_date":null,"discharge_date":null}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

April 16, 2019

Citation

19129604