The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating were denied across multiple conditions. The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's assertions of in-service incurrence or continuity of symptomatology for most conditions, and did not find a causal relationship between his current disabilities and service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of in-service diagnosis or continuity of symptoms, and no causal link was established between any current disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Pes Planus, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Respiratory Disorder, Cardiovascular (CV) Disorder, Gonorrhea Residuals, Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Hypertension (HTN), Right Ankle Disorder, Back Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2021
- Citation
- A21018258
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a low back disability, residuals of a right foot injury, sinusitis, shortness of breath, allergic rhinitis, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss, right inguinal hernia, non allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), while granting service connection for left knee strain and left leg shin splints.
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