Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted. Service connection for osteoarthritis, chronic venous insufficiency, seborrheic dermatitis, and porphyria cutanea tarda were denied. The issue of service connection for tremors was remanded.

The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to noise exposure in service, but did not find sufficient evidence to link the other conditions to service.

Claimed conditions

bilateral hearing loss, osteoarthritis of all body joints including Reiter's syndrome, chronic venous insufficiency, seborrheic dermatitis of the face, porphyria cutanea tarda of the forearms, tremors

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

Agent Orange / herbicides

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 7, 2025

Citation

A25001556

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