The Board denied service connection for Degenerative Joint Disease of the right hip and Bilateral Hearing Loss, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or any presumptive exposure. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not shown within one year post-service discharge.,For voiding dysfunction, the Board found insufficient evidence to grant an initial rating in excess of 10 percent, remanding for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that DJD of the right hip and BHL were not related to service due to lack of in-service complaints or treatment and inconsistent reports of onset. The Veteran's hearing loss was found to be less likely caused by noise exposure during service, based on normal audiometric results at enlistment and discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the right hip","diagnosis_date":null,"discharge_date":null}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss (BHL)","diagnosis_date":null,"discharge_date":null}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19144054
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
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