The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but ultimately determined that the veteran's current hearing loss was not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The December 2005 VA examiner opined that it was less likely than not that the veteran's hearing loss was related to military noise exposure based on a review of the veteran's medical history, including normal right ear hearing in February 1989 and only moderate loss at 4000 Hertz in the left ear at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0812920
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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