The Veteran's claim for left lower extremity radiculopathy is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's claim for tinnitus is denied due to lack of in-service noise exposure and the absence of continuity of symptomatology.,The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as she does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes.,The Veteran's claim for hepatitis disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of left lower extremity radiculopathy in the claims file, and it is less likely than not caused by service-connected lumbar spine disability.,The Veteran's STRs do not document any complaints or treatment for tinnitus. The VA examiner found that there is no credible lay evidence linking her current tinnitus to military noise exposure.,There are no audiometry findings of record demonstrating bilateral hearing loss, and the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes.,The most probative evidence indicates that at no point during the appeal period has the Veteran had a current hepatitis disability or residuals of the hepatitis A she had in service.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20055932
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