The Veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue, a sleep disorder, and tinnitus have been denied. The claim seeking to reopen the hepatitis C service connection has also been denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus was not granted due to lack of evidence showing entitlement prior to October 31, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's fatigue and sleep disorder are not shown to be related to service or his service-connected PTSD. The claim for service connection for these conditions is denied.,Tinnitus was rated at the maximum schedular rating of 10 percent, as there were no exceptional circumstances warranting referral for extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Fatigue, Sleep Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19171647
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