The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss is denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for cervical condition is dismissed.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for major depressive disorder with anxiety is dismissed.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for PTSD under the modernized review system is dismissed.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for bilateral pes planus and hallux valgus is dismissed.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the Veteran has right ear hearing loss at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim, meeting the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations.,The March 2020 VA medical exam did not show a puretone threshold at each of the four specified frequencies (1000, 2000, 3000, and 4000 hertz) of 55 decibels or more and the puretone threshold at 1000 was not 30 decibels or less with 70 decibels or more at 2000 hertz.,The March 2020 VA medical exam found that only one of the Veteran's right ear, puretone thresholds, between 500 and 4000 (Hz), were 26dB or greater. The Maryland CNC Test for the right was 94 percent.,There is no evidence showing that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of right ear hearing loss meeting VA compensation criteria.,The appeal of entitlement to service connection for cervical condition, major depressive disorder with anxiety, PTSD under the modernized review system, and bilateral pes planus and hallux valgus are dismissed due to previous decisions addressing these issues.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, cervical condition, major depressive disorder with anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral pes planus and hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24052493
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