The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hammer toes, pes cavus, right shoulder disability, and a back condition have all been denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have current disabilities for any of these conditions.,There is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for any of the claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied as there was no evidence of current disabilities or in-service events or injuries related to the claimed conditions, and the Board found that the Veteran did not meet the requirements for direct, secondary, or presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, bilateral hammer toes, bilateral pes cavus, right shoulder disability, upper/lower back condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2022
- Citation
- A22024162
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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