The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The Veteran's prostate condition is presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, but the VA examiner found no direct link between his prostate condition and erectile dysfunction.,The Board has remanded the claims for a prostate disability (presumptive) and erectile dysfunction (secondary to prostate disability), as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding their relationship to service.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established because there is no evidence of hearing loss or tinnitus during service, and continuity of symptoms since service has not been shown.,The VA examiner found that the Veteran's prostate condition is due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. However, there is insufficient medical opinion regarding whether his erectile dysfunction is related to his prostate condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Prostate Disability (presumptive), Erectile Dysfunction (secondary to prostate disability)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22053469
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The issue remains under direct service connection theory.
- Denied
The Veteran's hearing loss was rated at 30 percent, the highest non-compensable rating available. The Board found that his hearing loss did not warrant a higher rating based on VA examinations and medical records.
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