The veteran's right ear hearing loss was incurred in service, and his left ear hearing loss is considered to have been aggravated by service. The residuals of a postoperative ulcer are not related to service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's preexisting left ear hearing loss likely worsened during service, while the right ear hearing loss developed or increased during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear hearing loss, Right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0305741
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