The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability meeting VA criteria.,The Veteran's claims for lumbar spine, knee, wrist, elbow, and right thigh disabilities are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established because the Veteran does not have a diagnosed bilateral hearing loss disability as defined by VA regulations.,The claims for lumbar spine, knee, wrist, elbow, and right thigh disabilities are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","diagnosis_codes":null,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}, {"condition_name":"Lumbar Spine Disability (undiagnosed illness)","diagnosis_codes":null,"service_connection_theory":"undiscovered"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Knee Disability (undiagnosed illness)","diagnosis_codes":null,"service_connection_theory":"undiscovered"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Wrist Disability (undiagnosed illness)","diagnosis_codes":null,"service_connection_theory":"undiscovered"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Elbow Disability (undiagnosed illness)","diagnosis_codes":null,"service_connection_theory":"undiscovered"}, {"condition_name":"Numbness of the Right Thigh (undiagnosed illness)","diagnosis_codes":null,"service_connection_theory":"undiscovered"}, {"condition_name":"Right Foot Disability (flatfoot)","diagnosis_codes":null,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19164800
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