The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability was service-connected, and a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD was granted.
The deciding factor: Based on the evidence of acoustic trauma during active service and the VA examiner’s opinion that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is related to service, along with normal right ear hearing in 1997, the Board concluded that service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability was warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0909812
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus due to a lack of jurisdiction.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability as the evidence did not support a nexus between the disability and service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a heart disability, granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and right knee osteochondritis dissecans, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear s/p ACL reconstruction, and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder with generalized anxiety disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus to correct pre-decisional errors in fulfilling its duty to assist the appellant with the development of his claims.
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