The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, dilated cardiomyopathy, stroke residuals, deep venous thrombosis of the right lower extremity, and deep venous thrombosis of the left lower extremity. The claim for service connection for deep vein thrombosis of the right upper extremity is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus was found to have onset during service and is related to in-service noise exposure. Service treatment records did not document hypertension or high blood pressure, nor does there appear to be a link between hypertension and diabetes mellitus type 2. The Board also found no evidence of cardiomyopathy being linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type 2, dilated cardiomyopathy, residuals, status post cerebellar infarction with hemorrhage (stroke residuals), deep venous thrombosis, right lower extremity, deep venous thrombosis, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2022
- Citation
- A22020626
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