The Board denied the veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for hearing loss in the left ear and denied his claim for an increased rating for hearing loss in the right ear.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for hearing loss in the left ear, and the criteria for a compensable rating for hearing loss in the right ear were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss in left ear, hearing loss in right ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2007
- Citation
- 0714091
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