The Board has granted service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability and chronic acne rosacea, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's military service due to noise exposure. The effective date is not specified as it was already in effect.
The deciding factor: Service connection established based on inservice noise exposure leading to chronic bilateral hearing loss disability and chronic acne rosacea.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability, Chronic Acne Rosacea
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1132541
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred during such service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred during active service and is denied.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic bilateral hearing loss disability is not related to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic bilateral hearing loss disability was not incurred during active service and is denied.
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