The Board has determined that the veteran incurred a right ear injury during service and has established a link between this in-service injury and his current disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection for residuals of a right ear injury is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports provided competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current hearing loss to his in-service right ear injury and trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right ear injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2007
- Citation
- 0727722
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What this means for you
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