The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss disability and bilateral tinnitus are not related to his period of active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA audiologist found no medical evidence associating the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss or tinnitus with his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, bilateral tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0612480
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, resulting in their dismissal.
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