The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, peripheral arterial disease of the left and right lower extremities, and Raynaud's disease have all been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of current disabilities in any of these conditions.,For bilateral hearing loss, the Veteran did not meet the criteria set out by VA regulations for a disability to be considered for compensation purposes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service connection claims were denied because there is no evidence of current disabilities in any of the claimed conditions. The Veteran's service medical records and separation examination do not show any complaints or treatment related to these conditions, and there are no recent medical records showing a current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, peripheral arterial disease of the left lower extremity, peripheral arterial disease of the right lower extremity, Raynaud's disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149210
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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