The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection and evaluation of his right ear hearing loss disability, as well as his PTSD. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current hearing loss disability in the right ear as defined by VA standards. For the left ear, the Board noted that while the appellant had hearing loss, it did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under VA's rating schedule.
The deciding factor: The audiometric findings showed that the appellant does not have a current hearing loss disability in his right ear as defined by VA standards. For the left ear, although he has hearing loss, it did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under VA's rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss disability, Left ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1033720
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability, finding that it is due to in-service hazardous noise exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability began during service and is therefore granted as service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability is related to hazardous noise exposure in service, while his right ear hearing loss disability was not aggravated during service.
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