The Board denied the Veteran's claims for reopening his right ear hearing loss claim and denying an increased rating for left ear hearing loss. The evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted by the Veteran was insufficient to establish that his right ear hearing loss was incurred in service, and the VA audiological examinations provided opinions against a nexus between his current hearing loss and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss in the Left Ear, Hearing Loss in the Right Ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0936181
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