The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and assigned a 10 percent evaluation for tinnitus from March 12, 1998, to June 9, 1999. The issue of increased rating for tinnitus is deferred due to the grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's right ear hearing loss was first shown during active service and his left ear hearing loss has been persistent since March 12, 1998, with a diagnosis of tinnitus. The Board found that the current manifestations are related to noise exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss, Left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0207802
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