The Board has determined that the veteran's hearing loss of the right ear and tinnitus of the right ear are not service-connected. The evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking current hearing loss or tinnitus to service, and the VA examiner ruled out autoimmune causes for the veteran's hearing issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss of the Right Ear, Tinnitus of the Right Ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2005
- Citation
- 0517868
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- Granted
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