The Board denied the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for bilateral hearing loss disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been received. The June 2005 VA examination report did not establish a link between the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and service.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided was insufficient to establish a relationship between the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1140595
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