The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for sinusitis is denied. The Veteran has not been diagnosed with sinusitis during the pendency of the claim or approximate thereto and he is in receipt of service connection for rhinitis.,The claims for renal cell carcinoma of the bilateral kidneys and diabetes mellitus type II are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: Tinnitus had its onset in service, meeting the current disability requirement. The negative opinion from the VA examiner is not probative as it does not consider the Veteran's statements about his tinnitus beginning during service.,The Veteran has allergic rhinitis and sinusitis was determined to be self-limiting with no evidence of sinusitis during the pendency of the claim or approximate thereto. The current disability requirement for sinusitis is not met.,The VA examiner opined that renal cell carcinoma and diabetes mellitus type II are not caused by service-connected hypertension, but did not address whether they were aggravated by it.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, sinusitis, renal cell carcinoma of the bilateral kidneys, diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23024533
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- 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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