The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and an initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence linking current hearing impairment to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a relationship between the veteran's current hearing impairments and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Left Ear Hearing Loss"}, {"conditionName":"Right Ear Hearing Loss"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0730542
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was reopened and granted. The Board found that the Veteran had a right ear hearing loss disability aggravated by active service, and his current left ear hearing loss is related to this aggravation. Service connection for depression was not addressed in this decision.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied the claims of right and left ear hearing loss due to lack of evidence linking current hearing loss to in-service acoustic trauma.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for left ear hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. The claims for initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss and increased rating for pseudo folliculitis barbae are also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his military service.
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