The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear based on new and material evidence submitted since the last final denial in November 1996. The additional evidence shows that the veteran meets the criteria for a hearing disability as defined by VA regulations, which may support his claim.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted audiological test results demonstrate hearing loss sufficient to meet the requirements of VA's hearing threshold criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss of the right ear
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0204724
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hearing loss of the right ear, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep impairment and hearing loss of the right ear, and a 30 percent rating for residuals of a left eye injury from April 27, 1998. The claim for a higher rating was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and tinnitus, but denied it for the left ear.
- Dismissed
All appeals for service connection and rating reduction were dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.
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