The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear based on new and material evidence. The case is remanded to schedule a VA audiometric examination to determine if the veteran's current right ear hearing loss began during or is otherwise linked to service. The claim for a compensable rating for hearing loss of the left ear remains pending.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted medical evidence, including post-service VA and private medical records, suggests that the veteran's right ear hearing loss may have begun during service or was aggravated by it. However, an audiometric examination is needed to determine if this link exists.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2005
- Citation
- 0521873
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of a bilateral hearing disability for VA purposes, and the Veteran did not have a hearing loss disability at any time during or recent to the filing of his claim.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, asthma, and foot conditions, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history throughout the appeal period.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of a disability that meets VA's criteria for a disability.
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