The veteran's left ear hearing loss is service-connected due to aggravation during service. The veteran does not have a diagnosed shortness of breath, skin disorders, or memory loss related to service. Service connection for left shoulder and arm pain and multiple joint pain is granted on the basis of direct evidence.
The deciding factor: The veteran's left ear hearing loss worsened beyond its natural progression during service, meeting the criteria for service connection by aggravation. There is no diagnosed shortness of breath or skin disorders related to service. Service connection for left shoulder and arm pain and multiple joint pain is granted as these conditions are directly linked to known clinical diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear hearing loss, Left shoulder and arm pain, Memory loss, Multiple joint pain, Shortness of breath, Skin disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0302065
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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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