Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, mandibular dislocation, broken right clavicle, and left parietal/occipital craniectomy as there was no evidence of current disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no competent and credible evidence to establish the presence of any of the claimed conditions during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Mandibular dislocation (also claimed as mandibular re-injury), Broken right clavicle, Left parietal/occipital craniectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019542
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