The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, hemorrhoids, and hearing loss were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have left ear hearing impairment for VA compensation purposes upon entrance into service but exhibited left ear hearing impairment at 4000 Hertz while on active duty. Service connection is granted for left ear hearing loss. Right ear hearing loss was not incurred or aggravated in service and sensorineural hearing loss may not be presumed to have been so incurred.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have left ear hearing impairment for VA compensation purposes upon entrance into service but exhibited left ear hearing impairment at 4000 Hertz while on active duty. Service connection is granted for left ear hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Shoulder Disability, Hemorrhoids, Right Ear Hearing Loss, Left Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1107437
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