The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypothyroidism is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his active duty service.,For the appeal period prior to March 17, 2015, the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 10 percent and remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no link between the Veteran’s current hypothyroidism and his active duty service.,There was insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's hearing loss prior to March 17, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- hypothyroidism, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164298
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What this means for you
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