The Board has determined that the appellant's left ear hearing loss is service-connected and granted service connection. The lumbosacral strain issue remains at a noncompensable rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examination confirmed the presence of high frequency hearing loss of the left ear, which was initially manifested during the appellant's period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0124871
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