The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss of the left ear, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his inservice acoustic trauma.
The deciding factor: The VA audiologist provided an opinion linking the Veteran's current hearing loss to his in-service exposure to noise from jet engines.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss of the left ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1008316
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss and an acquired psychiatric disability, as well as remanded several other claims.
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