The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been reopened, but the evidence does not establish a link between his current hearing loss and in-service noise exposure. Service connection is therefore denied.,Service connection was denied for hypothyroidism as there is no evidence of its onset during service or within one year thereafter. The Veteran's claim for residuals of squamous cell carcinoma has also been denied due to lack of a diagnosis in service or soon after discharge.,The Veteran's Peyronie’s disease claim remains pending, with the Board finding that current evidence does not support a diagnosis in service or shortly after separation from active duty.,Service connection was denied for allergic rhinitis as there is no evidence of obstruction meeting the criteria set forth in VA's rating schedule. The Veteran's request for an increased disability rating remains pending.

The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran’s current bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service, as there was no documented hearing loss during service and no continuity of symptoms post-service.,There is insufficient evidence to establish that hypothyroidism or squamous cell carcinoma began in service. The Veteran's service records do not indicate any diagnosis of these conditions within the applicable presumptive period.,The Board found conflicting medical records regarding whether the Veteran has Peyronie’s disease, but concluded that even if he does have it, there is no evidence linking its onset to his military service.,There was insufficient evidence to meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under DC 6522 for allergic rhinitis.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Hypothyroidism","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of Squamous Cell Carcinoma","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Peyronie’s Disease","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Allergic Rhinitis","status":"Denied"}, {"condition_name":"Migraine Headaches","status":"Remanded"}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 3, 2019

Citation

19190564

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