The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds no evidence of a compensable disability.,There is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for left hip disability. The Veteran does not have current left or right hip disability, nor do post-service treatment records indicate such disabilities.,The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is rated as noncompensable and the Board finds no evidence of a compensable disability.,Service connection for PTSD has been denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for PTSD.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including bipolar disorder, depression, and insomnia, has been denied as there is insufficient evidence to link these conditions to service or any other service-connected disability.,The Veteran's left knee disability has also been denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that any of the claimed disabilities are related to service, and there is insufficient medical evidence to establish current disabilities or their onset in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Condition, Left Ear Hearing Loss, Left Hip Disability, Left Knee Disability, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Right Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19137250
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