The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and asthma are denied.,Since new and material evidence has been submitted, the Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied claim of service connection for a nervous condition is granted.
The deciding factor: There is no probative evidence linking bilateral hearing loss disability or respiratory disabilities (COPD and asthma) to service.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of COPD or asthma that can be linked to his service, including exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange.,New evidence submitted since the last final denial in 1966 raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for a nervous condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20065912
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