The Board found no evidence of hearing loss, head injury, or acoustic trauma in service and the most persuasive medical opinion did not support a link between current right ear hearing loss and service. The claim was denied.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions were against a nexus between current right ear hearing loss and service, including service noise exposure and head injury/acoustic trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, head injury, acoustic trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0603433
What this means for you
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