The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss in the left ear.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not granted as it did not meet the criteria of direct service connection based on evidence provided by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss in the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0318010
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including spinal arthritis of the neck and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the neck/upper back. However, tinnitus was granted, and a 20% rating was assigned for left lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for hearing loss in the left ear, while remanding the claim for hearing loss in the right ear due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for hearing loss in his left ear.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hearing loss in the left ear but denied it for the right ear.
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