The Veteran's claims for service connection for anemia, coronary artery disease, and tinnitus have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to in-service cold weather exposure.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between current hearing loss and in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, right leg condition, and left leg condition have been remanded as there are no opinions on whether these conditions may be related to cold weather exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against the Veteran’s claim that his anemia, coronary artery disease, or tinnitus began in service and were caused by cold weather exposure. The VA examiner found no causal relationship between these conditions and service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss cannot be established as there are insufficient opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current hearing loss condition.,The Veteran’s claims for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, right leg condition, and left leg condition must be remanded to determine if these conditions may have been caused by cold weather exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, coronary artery disease, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, a bilateral foot condition, a right leg condition, a left leg condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2020
- Citation
- A20008572
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