The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss have been granted service connection. The kidney disorder and skin disorder appeals are dismissed.,The dizziness appeal is remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran has current diagnoses of tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, which were related to his military service due to noise exposure. However, no direct evidence was provided linking the claimed kidney disorder and skin disorder to service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"kidney disorder (claimed as kidney stones)","status":"dismissed"}, {"condition_name":"skin disorder","status":"dismissed"}, {"condition_name":"tinnitus","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"bilateral hearing loss","status":"granted"}, {"condition_name":"dizziness (claimed)","status":"remanded"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189548
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What this means for you
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