The Veteran's umbilical hernia was noted at entrance to service and preexisted, so the claim for service connection is denied.,There is no evidence of hypertension in service or within one year post-service. The Veteran has not provided credible evidence that his current hypertension began during service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for hypertension is denied.,The Veteran's dizziness and sinusitis are presumed to be related to service based on continuity of symptomatology since separation from service. However, there is no direct evidence linking these conditions to service. The claims for service connection for dizziness (presumed peripheral vestibular disorder) and sinusitis are therefore denied.,There is no evidence of sinusitis in service or within one year post-service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for sinusitis is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's umbilical hernia was noted at entrance to service and preexisted, so it cannot be considered incurred during service.,There is no evidence of hypertension in service or within one year post-service. The Veteran has not provided credible evidence that his current hypertension began during service.,The Veteran's dizziness and sinusitis are presumed based on continuity of symptomatology since separation from service, but there is no direct evidence linking these conditions to service.,There is no evidence of sinusitis in service or within one year post-service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for sinusitis cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- umbilical hernia, hypertension, dizziness (presumed to be related to a peripheral vestibular disorder), sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20022649
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