The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability due to lack of evidence meeting VA's definition of a disability. Service connection was not granted for left eye disorder or low back disorder as the claim is pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection cannot be established because there is no evidence of a current disability that meets VA’s criteria for hearing loss and no medical opinion linking any diagnosed condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Hearing Loss Disability, Left Eye Disorder (Post Surgery Scar), Low Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1317481
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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