The Veteran's claims for service connection for atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease (previously denied as part of heart disease), bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type II, and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed. The claim for diabetes mellitus type II is remanded due to conflicting medical evidence regarding the current diagnosis. The claim for erectile dysfunction is also remanded as there is no clear opinion linking it to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: The claims are dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal, and both diabetes mellitus type II and erectile dysfunction claims require additional medical examination and opinion due to conflicting evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial fibrillation, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20033822
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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