The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss as there was no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current left ear hearing loss disability and his military service or any event therein.
The deciding factor: The February 2008 VA examination and VHA medical opinion concluded that the Veteran's left ear hearing loss is not related to noise trauma in service, and there was no evidence of a compensable degree of hearing loss within one year of discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- left hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0910545
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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