The Veteran's lung disability claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a lung disability.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is granted based on in-service noise exposure, but not related to service due to aggravation by post-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's cirrhosis of the liver claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis of a liver disability.
The deciding factor: There is no current evidence of a lung disability and the medical opinion does not support a finding that any current lung disability is related to service. The December 2013 VA examiner concluded the Veteran's claimed lung disability was less likely than not incurred in or caused by his service.,The Veteran has hearing loss, but it did not meet the criteria for a disability under VA guidelines and therefore does not qualify as a disability for purposes of service connection. However, the December 2013 VA examiner opined that the current right ear hearing loss was aggravated by military noise exposure during service.,There is no evidence or contentions of continuity of symptomatology, or a suggestion of nexus to service, or specific contentions as to in-service incidents for cirrhosis of the liver. The Veteran's post-service treatment records reveal elevated liver enzyme levels but no diagnosis of a liver disability.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disability, bilateral hearing loss, cirrhosis of the liver
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22007790
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