The Board has determined that service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability is granted, but not for tinnitus. The claims of service connection for fungus of the groin and residuals of a head injury are denied as new and material evidence was not submitted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there was no medically sound basis for attributing the veteran's current hearing loss to service, instead attributing it to post-service noise exposure. For tinnitus, the Board found insufficient medical evidence linking the condition to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Tinnitus"}, {"condition_name":"Fungus of the Groin"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of a Head Injury"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0638197
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What this means for you
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