The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss and right shoulder scars are related to his military service, warranting service connection for both conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experienced acoustic trauma during service which led to current bilateral hearing loss, and he also sustained a fragment injury resulting in scars on his right shoulder during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Right Shoulder Scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1330926
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hearing loss as there is no current diagnosis of a bilateral hearing disability for VA purposes, and the Veteran did not have a hearing loss disability at any time during or recent to the filing of his claim.
- Denied
The VA denied an initial compensable disability rating for the appellant's right shoulder scars, as the evidence did not show that the area of the scars met or more nearly approximated the criteria for a higher rating under DC 7802.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, asthma, and foot conditions, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history throughout the appeal period.
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