The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a hearing loss disability of the left ear, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking his current disability to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's left ear hearing loss was most likely due to normal aging and not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss disability of the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2005
- Citation
- 0514083
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss disability of the left ear is not related to service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
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