The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and dismissed the appeal regarding whether the April 2005 rating decision denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss should be revised or reversed on grounds of CUE.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for left ear hearing loss due to acoustic trauma sustained during active service, with consideration given to continuity of symptoms since separation from service and a positive medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"bilateral hearing loss"}, {"conditionName":"cold injuries (numbness in the toes and feet)"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1409166
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