The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic right ear hearing loss disability and chronic tinnitus, as well as his claim for an initial compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss disability. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current right ear sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to his inservice noise exposure, and thus may not be presumed to have originated during service. The left ear hearing loss disability was shown to be productive of no more than Level IX hearing in the left ear.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Right Ear Hearing Loss Disability, Chronic Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0844093
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