The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss did not occur during service or within one year of separation, and there is no evidence of chronic right ear hearing loss prior to 2001. The Board found the etiology of the current right ear hearing loss to be more likely vascular in origin rather than noise-induced.
The deciding factor: The onset of severe right ear hearing loss was noted in 2001, and there is no evidence of chronic right ear hearing loss prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2010
- Citation
- 1012081
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