The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss.,The Veteran's claim for hemorrhoids is denied as the evidence does not establish a medical nexus between her current condition and military service.,The Veteran's claim for acne is denied as her pre-existing condition was not aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran currently has bilateral hearing loss, which is required to establish service connection.,There is no medical nexus connecting the Veteran's current hemorrhoids to her military service. The VA examiner found that the condition was caused by other factors unrelated to military service.,The Veteran's pre-existing acne did not undergo an increase in severity during her military service and thus was not aggravated.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids, acne
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26036198
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