The Veteran does not have hearing loss in either ear that meets the criteria for a disability rating under VA regulations. As such, he is not entitled to service connection for right and left ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: VA audiometric evaluations consistently showed auditory thresholds below the threshold of 26 decibels in at least three frequencies (500, 1000, 2000, 3000, or 4000 Hertz) and speech recognition scores above 94 percent. The Veteran's hearing loss did not meet the criteria for a disability rating under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss of Right Ear, Hearing Loss of Left Ear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2014
- Citation
- 1438552
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