The Board found that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss is related to his active service and granted service connection for this condition. The claim for chronic upper respiratory infections (sinusitis) was denied as new and material evidence had not been received.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted a significant threshold shift in the left ear between induction and separation, which the Veteran indicated may be related to several ear infections and sinus infections during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ear Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1107961
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