The Board has granted service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability, but the claim of service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability is being remanded due to inadequate opinion in the June 2010 VA examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was not adequate as it did not account for the in-service history and current findings of a left ear hearing loss disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.385, nor did it address the Veteran's statements about noise exposure over a 21-year career in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ear hearing loss disability, Right ear hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2013
- Citation
- 1302495
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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 granted service connection for the Veteran's left ear hearing loss disability, finding that it is due to in-service hazardous noise exposure.
- 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.
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