The Veteran's service connection claim for hearing loss disability was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board found that her hearing acuity did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The audiometric results from the most recent examination showed normal hearing in both ears, which does not meet the criteria for service connection based on 38 C.F.R. § 3.385.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2013
- Citation
- 1314751
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