The Board found that the veteran's preexisting hearing loss of the left ear was aggravated by service, but did not find any current hearing loss in his right ear.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's preexisting hearing loss of the left ear increased in severity during service due to noise exposure. The right ear hearing is currently normal.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss of the left ear, Hearing loss of the right ear
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0211281
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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.
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