The Veteran's PFB is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board has remanded for further examination to determine if a current disability exists.,Service connection for a bilateral eye disability cannot be granted due to lack of evidence linking the diagnosed conditions to service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss cannot be granted because there was no showing of chronicity within a presumptive period and no continuity of symptomatology since service.,Service connection for tinnitus as secondary to hearing loss is not granted, and direct service connection is also not granted due to lack of evidence linking the disability to service.,Service connection for a chest disability cannot be granted because there is no current diagnosis or evidence of symptoms related to the chest during the pendency of the claim.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's PFB does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7806, as it affects less than 5% of total body area and has not been treated in the last year.,There is no evidence linking the diagnosed bilateral eye disabilities to service. The preponderance of the evidence weighs against finding that any current diagnoses are related to service or an incident during service.,The Veteran's hearing loss was not shown as chronic in service, did not manifest within a presumptive period, and there is no continuity of symptomatology since service. Therefore, direct service connection cannot be granted.,Service connection for tinnitus cannot be granted because it is not secondary to a service-connected disability and the preponderance of evidence does not link the current condition to service.,There is no current diagnosis or evidence of symptoms related to the chest during the pendency of the claim, thus preventing direct service connection.

Claimed conditions

Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB), Bilateral Eye Disability, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Chest Disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating

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Decision date

May 5, 2020

Citation

20031629

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