The Board has granted service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability and is remanding the issue of service connection for a lumbosacral spine disorder to include lumbosacral strain.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on in-service noise exposure during combat operations, which resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bilateral hearing loss disability, lumbosacral spine disorder to include lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1046962
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability and chronic tinnitus have been withdrawn. The appeal for service connection for chronic head injury residuals is being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss disability remains pending and will be remanded to the RO.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development to obtain medical records and provide a VA examination to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for chronic low back disorder, bilateral hearing loss disability, and tinnitus.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic bladder cancer claimed as the result of herbicide exposure was withdrawn. The Board granted service connection for chronic tinnitus, but denied service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability and initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD.
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