The Veteran's low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, and type II diabetes mellitus were not shown as chronic in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The Board found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology for any condition.,While the Veteran reported having hearing difficulties, there is no audiometric evidence showing that he had a bilateral hearing loss disability considered a VA disability for which service connection could be granted.,The Veteran's tinnitus was not shown as chronic in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The Board found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology for this condition.,Hypertension was not shown as chronic in service, and there is no clinical evidence suggesting that it manifested to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. The Board also found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology for hypertension.,Type II diabetes mellitus was not shown as chronic in service or within the applicable presumptive period. The Board found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology for this condition.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any of the Veteran's conditions were incurred during active service, are otherwise related to an injury or disease in service, or have manifested since service.,There is no audiometric evidence showing that the Veteran had bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes. The Board found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology for this condition.,The August 2018 VA examiner opined that tinnitus was not at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury, event or disease and instead related to non-service-connected bilateral hearing loss.,There is no clinical evidence showing hypertension manifested within the applicable presumptive period. The Board found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology for this condition.,The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that type II diabetes mellitus was incurred during active service or otherwise related to an injury or disease in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Bilateral hearing loss disability, Tinnitus, Hypertension, Type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19157146
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