The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.,Service connection was not granted for any of the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a current disability or a link to service for any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss, Headaches, Acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070196
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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