The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral defective hearing rated at 90%, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WSW) rated at 30%, and tinnitus rated at 10%, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record demonstrates that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his WPW syndrome, significantly affect his ability to work, making it impossible for an average person to engage in all forms of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral defective hearing, Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WSW), Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0909037
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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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a lack of jurisdiction.
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