The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and various cold injury residuals are denied. The claim for chronic obstructive airway disease is also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current radiogenic disease or that the claimed conditions are due to any event or incident in service, including any radiation exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, residuals of a cold injury of the left shoulder, residuals of a cold injury of the right shoulder, residuals of a cold injury of the left elbow, residuals of a cold injury of the right elbow, residuals of a cold injury of the left hip, residuals of a cold injury of the right hip, residuals of a cold injury of the lumbar spine, residuals of a cold injury of the left knee, residuals of a cold injury of the right knee, residuals of a cold injury of the left ankle, residuals of a cold injury of the right ankle, chronic obstructive airway disease, hypertension, gall bladder disability, kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2021
- Citation
- 21032386
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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