The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability is denied as he does not have a current hearing loss disability in either ear for VA purposes.,Service connection for prostate cancer is denied because the evidence does not support a finding that it had its onset during or within one year after service, and there is no medical evidence linking it to service.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, is denied as the evidence does not establish a nexus between the disability and service. The earliest diagnosis was more than 30 years after separation from service.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar strain with levoscoliosis and degenerative joint disease is denied because his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the General Rating Formula.

The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established as the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability in either ear for VA purposes.,There is no evidence of prostate cancer during service or within one year after separation, and there is no medical opinion linking it to service.,The earliest diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, type II, was more than 30 years after the Veteran's separation from service, and there is no evidence of a nexus between the disability and service.,The Veteran’s symptoms do not meet the criteria for an increased rating under the General Rating Formula.

Claimed conditions

bilateral hearing loss disability, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, lumbar strain with levoscoliosis and degenerative joint disease

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

April 25, 2019

Citation

19132600

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