The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The veteran was exposed to noise during his military service, which is considered a presumptive basis for hearing impairment. As a result, the Board finds that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability is related to his period of active military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran was exposed to acoustic trauma in service and currently suffers from bilateral hearing loss, which has been attributed to noise exposure during service by a medical professional.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0109181
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