The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current hearing loss to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing an etiological relationship between the veteran's military service and his current hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- otosclerosis, sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0014875
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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