The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and determined that new and material evidence had been submitted. The Board concluded that the veteran's hearing loss in the right ear was incurred during active service.
The deciding factor: New evidence, including the veteran's testimony at his November 2003 Board hearing, clarified his history of hearing loss prior to enlistment and indicated that it may have worsened during service. This evidence raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0413129
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