The Veteran's hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service and the gap between discharge and diagnosis is too large to establish continuity.,Tinnitus is granted as it is related to military noise exposure, despite the examiner's opinion that his MOS had a low probability for hazardous noise exposure.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including major depressive disorder, is remanded as there is insufficient evidence to determine if it is service-connected.,The right wrist condition is remanded due to lack of in-service diagnosis and treatment, despite the Veteran's reports of injury during service.,The respiratory condition is remanded as there was no diagnosed respiratory condition at the time of examination.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established for hypertension because there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service and the gap between discharge and diagnosis is too large to establish continuity.,Tinnitus can be linked to military noise exposure, despite the examiner's opinion that his MOS had a low probability for hazardous noise exposure. The Veteran's lay statements are considered credible.,The acquired psychiatric disorder cannot be established as service-connected due to insufficient evidence of an in-service event or disease and the lack of continuity of symptomatology.,The right wrist condition is remanded because there was no diagnosed condition at the time of examination, despite the Veteran's reports of injury during service. The examiner did not consider functional impairment caused by pain.,The respiratory condition cannot be established as service-connected due to insufficient evidence of an in-service event or disease and the lack of continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, tinnitus, anxiety and depression, right wrist condition, respiratory condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23060479
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What this means for you
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