The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability related to his service. The claim for mood disorder was reopened due to new evidence showing the onset of mental health issues during service.,Service connection for hypertension, skin cancer, and mood disorders were all denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs did not show any complaints or findings related to these conditions. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there was no evidence of a current disability related to his service. Tinnitus was also denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service. Service connection for mood disorder was granted as new evidence showed the onset of mental health issues during service.,Service connection for hypertension, skin cancer, and mood disorders were all denied because there is no evidence that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Hypertension, Mood Disorder (including Bipolar and Anxiety Disorders), Skin Cancer, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19141229
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