The Board has reopened the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for defective hearing in his right ear and granted service connection based on aggravation of a preexisting condition during military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the appellant had defective hearing in his right ear at the time he entered active military service, which worsened during such service. The Board found an approximate balance between positive and negative evidence regarding the increase in severity due to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Defective hearing in the right ear
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0016036
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for defective hearing in the right ear, finding no evidence of a current disability related to service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's defective hearing in his right ear does not warrant a compensable evaluation, as it only manifests at Level II hearing loss.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's defective hearing in both ears did not have its onset or increase in disability during service and is not related to any service-connected condition. Therefore, his claims for service connection were denied.
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