The Board has remanded the case for a new VA audiological examination to determine if the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability is related to his active military service, including noise exposure from the flight line and small arms fire. The Veteran will be provided with a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) after any additional development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous VA examination was inadequate as it did not provide a rationale for its opinion without considering the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and the time elapsed between his separation from service and the earliest manifestation of hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2011
- Citation
- 1119922
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability but denied service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that there is not enough evidence to determine if the Veteran's right ear hearing loss disability was caused by his military service, and thus the case must be sent back for further examination.
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