The Board finds that the evidence is, at least, in equipoise and grants service connection for left ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The decrease in hearing ability since enlistment, along with credible statements from the veteran, outweighs the VA examiner's opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss of the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0814843
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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