The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, which was previously denied. The Board also found that the veteran's hearing loss was aggravated during his service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran had a pre-existing hearing loss upon entry into service in 1961 and that this condition progressively worsened over time, indicating aggravation of the disability during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0213748
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- Granted
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