The VA has granted initial ratings of 10 percent for hearing loss and paresthesia of the left side of the tongue and drooping of the left eyelid, both secondary to service-connected cranial nerve damage.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a history of ear surgery in service resulting in partial damage to cranial nerves leading to symptoms such as hearing loss, numbness, and drooping of the eyelid.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Ear Hearing Loss, Paresthesia of Left Side of Tongue and Drooping of Left Eyelid
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0002842
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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