The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's skin cancer is denied as not related to his active service or presumed exposure to herbicides.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity are remanded for further examination and opinion.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity are remanded for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: Service connection is granted as the Veteran has a current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss disability and credible testimony regarding in-service noise exposure leading to symptoms.,The skin cancer was not present within one year after service, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure causing it. The claim for presumptive service connection is denied.,Further examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy is related to his active service or presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, skin cancer, peripheral neuropathy (PN), left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy (PN), right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2020
- Citation
- 20071796
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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