The Veteran's service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted, while the claims for arthritis, rheumatism, anemia, hernia, and body weakness are all denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for bilateral hearing loss due to presumed in-service noise exposure. The other conditions were not supported by current diagnoses or a link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"bilateral hearing loss","diagnosis":"presumed to have occurred while on active duty and has been continuous since service"}, {"condition_name":"arthritis","diagnosis":"at no time during the pendency of the claim does the Veteran have a diagnosis of arthritis."}, {"condition_name":"rheumatism","diagnosis":"at no time during the pendency of the claim does the Veteran have a diagnosis of rheumatism."}, {"condition_name":"anemia","diagnosis":"at no time during the pendency of the claim does the Veteran have a diagnosis of anemia."}, {"condition_name":"hernia","diagnosis":"at no time during the pendency of the claim does the Veteran have a diagnosis of hernia."}, {"condition_name":"body weakness (body weakness)","diagnosis":"at no time during the pendency of the claim does the Veteran have a diagnosis of body weakness."}
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19188276
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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