The Veteran's claim for hypertension was denied in May 2017, and the appeal is now denied.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, is denied as there is no evidence of its onset during service or within one year post-service.,The Veteran's left ankle injury is not considered to have manifested during service. The claim is therefore denied.,There is insufficient evidence linking the Veteran’s unspecified anxiety disorder (including PTSD) to his military service. Service connection for this condition is also denied.,Bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted, but diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and left ankle injury claims remain denied.,The claim for tinnitus is granted as it began during active duty.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension. The May 2017 denial remains final.,There is no evidence of diabetes mellitus, type II, in service or within one year post-service. The Veteran has not provided credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology since separation from active duty.,The left ankle injury was noted during the August 1983 examination but did not manifest during service and there is insufficient evidence linking it to service.,There is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the unspecified anxiety disorder (including PTSD) and military service. The Veteran's statements are considered unreliable in this context.,The Veteran has not provided credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology for diabetes mellitus, type II or hypertension since separation from active duty. There is also insufficient evidence linking these conditions to service.,Tinnitus was noted during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II, left ankle injury, an unspecified anxiety disorder (including PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191432
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- Remanded (sent back)
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