The veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss in the right ear is granted, and he is currently rated at 50 percent for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The VA audiometric examination found mild sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear, which was related to military noise exposure. The veteran's defective vision is diagnosed as refractive error, not a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Right Ear, Defective Vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0018220
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